Blue Roundhead vs Midday Jird

Stropharia caerulea compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	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	Strophariaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Stropharia	Meriones
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.