Midday Jird vs Painted Suillus

Meriones meridianus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Suillaceae
Genus	Meriones	Suillus
Species	Meriones meridianus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.