Midday Jird vs Red Truffle

Meriones meridianus compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Meriones	Tuber
Species	Meriones meridianus	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Red Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.