vs Midday Jird

Hyphoderma occidentale compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Polyporales (متعددات الأبواغ)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Hyphodermataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hyphoderma	Meriones
Species	Hyphoderma occidentale	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.