Carnation Earthfan vs Midday Jird

Thelephora caryophyllea compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carnation Earthfan	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thelephoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thelephora	Meriones
Species	Thelephora caryophyllea	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Carnation Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carnation Earthfan	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carnation Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carnation Earthfan

The Carnation Earthfan (Thelephora caryophyllea) is a species in the genus Thelephora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.