Aromatic Pinkgill vs Midday Jird

Entoloma pleopodium compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Pinkgill	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Entolomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Entoloma	Meriones
Species	Entoloma pleopodium	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Aromatic Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Pinkgill

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.

Aromatic Pinkgill

The Aromatic Pinkgill, Entoloma pleopodium, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.