Ebony Cup vs Midday Jird

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Cup	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Pseudoplectania	Meriones
Species	Pseudoplectania nigrella	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ebony Cup	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.