Midday Jird vs St. George's Mushroom

Meriones meridianus compared with Calocybe gambosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	St. George's Mushroom
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Meriones	Calocybe
Species	Meriones meridianus	Calocybe gambosa

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

St. George's Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	St. George's Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. George's Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.