Bath Truffle vs Midday Jird

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Paxillaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Melanogaster	Meriones
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.