Midday Jird vs Stinking Earthfan

Meriones meridianus compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Meriones	Thelephora
Species	Meriones meridianus	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Stinking Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.