Cracking Clitocybe vs Midday Jird

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	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	Tricholomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Clitocybe	Meriones
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

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.