Jelly Lichen vs Midday Jird

Enchylium tenax compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jelly Lichen	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Collemataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Enchylium	Meriones
Species	Enchylium tenax	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Jelly Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jelly Lichen	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jelly Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.