Dotty Inkcap vs Midday Jird

Coprinopsis laanii compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotty Inkcap	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	Psathyrellaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Coprinopsis	Meriones
Species	Coprinopsis laanii	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Dotty Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotty Inkcap	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotty Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.