Cowberry Redleaf vs Midday Jird

Exobasidium vaccinii compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cowberry Redleaf	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Exobasidium	Meriones
Species	Exobasidium vaccinii	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cowberry Redleaf	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.