Midday Jird vs Mountain Brittlegill

Meriones meridianus compared with Russula pallescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Russulaceae
Genus	Meriones	Russula
Species	Meriones meridianus	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.