Brown Funnel Polypore vs Midday Jird

Coltricia perennis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Funnel Polypore	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Coltricia	Meriones
Species	Coltricia perennis	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Brown Funnel Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Funnel Polypore	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Funnel Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Funnel Polypore

The Brown Funnel Polypore (Coltricia perennis) is a species in the genus Coltricia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.