Midday Jird vs Sordid Blewit

Meriones meridianus compared with Lepista sordida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Sordid Blewit
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)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Meriones	Lepista
Species	Meriones meridianus	Lepista sordida

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Sordid Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Sordid Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sordid Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).