Midday Jird vs Southern Bracket

Meriones meridianus compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Midday Jird is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Southern Bracket
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)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Meriones	Ganoderma
Species	Meriones meridianus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.