Bark Bonnet vs Midday Jird

Phloeomana speirea compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Bonnet	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	Porotheleaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phloeomana	Meriones
Species	Phloeomana speirea	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bark Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Bonnet

The Bark Bonnet (Phloeomana speirea) is a species in the genus Phloeomana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.