Lentil Shanklet vs Midday Jird

Collybia tuberosa compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lentil Shanklet	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	Tricholomataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Collybia	Meriones
Species	Collybia tuberosa	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Lentil Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lentil Shanklet	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lentil Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.