Midday Jird vs Rusty Crust

Meriones meridianus compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Meriones	Skeletocutis
Species	Meriones meridianus	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.