Midday Jird vs Tan Ear

Meriones meridianus compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Otideaceae
Genus	Meriones	Otidea
Species	Meriones meridianus	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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