Dewdrop Mottlegill vs Midday Jird

Panaeolus acuminatus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dewdrop Mottlegill	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	Bolbitiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Panaeolus	Meriones
Species	Panaeolus acuminatus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Dewdrop Mottlegill

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dewdrop Mottlegill	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dewdrop Mottlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.