Midday Jird vs Pine Jelly

Meriones meridianus compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Meriones	Exidia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.