Midday Jird vs

Meriones meridianus compared with Tulasnella thelephorea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Tulasnellaceae
Genus	Meriones	Tulasnella
Species	Meriones meridianus	Tulasnella thelephorea

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tulasnella thelephorea is a corticioid basidiomycete forming thin, waxy, pale to cream-colored crusts on decaying wood and plant debris. It inhabits temperate and boreal forests across Europe and North America. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead wood and organic matter in woodland habitats.