Devil'S Dipstick vs Midday Jird

Mutinus elegans compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phallaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Mutinus	Meriones
Species	Mutinus elegans	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.