Loose Starweb vs Midday Jird

Asterostroma laxum compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose Starweb	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Asterostroma	Meriones
Species	Asterostroma laxum	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.