Deer Mushroom vs Midday Jird

Pluteus cervinus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mushroom	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	Pluteaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pluteus	Meriones
Species	Pluteus cervinus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Deer Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mushroom	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.