Fairy Pins vs Midday Jird

Phaeocalicium polyporaeum compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Fairy Pins is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fairy Pins	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycocaliciaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Phaeocalicium	Meriones
Species	Phaeocalicium polyporaeum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Fairy Pins

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fairy Pins	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fairy Pins

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.