Midday Jird vs Olive Wax Cap

Meriones meridianus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Meriones	Hygrophorus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.