vs Midday Jird

Leucopaxillus cutefractus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		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	Leucopaxillus	Meriones
Species	Leucopaxillus cutefractus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leucopaxillus cutefractus is an agaric fungus in the family Tricholomataceae, producing large, pale-coloured fruiting bodies with a strongly inrolled cap margin. It is a saprotrophic or weakly mycorrhizal species found in woodland and scrub habitats. Its conservation status is not evaluated.