Dune Dapperling vs Midday Jird

Lepiota erminea compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Dapperling	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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lepiota	Meriones
Species	Lepiota erminea	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Dune Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Dapperling	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.