Meadow Puffball vs Midday Jird

Lycoperdon pratense compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Puffball	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	Lycoperdaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lycoperdon	Meriones
Species	Lycoperdon pratense	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Meadow Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.