Hazel Bracket vs Midday Jird

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Skeletocutis	Meriones
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel Bracket	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.