Midday Jird vs Wine Roundhead

Meriones meridianus compared with Stropharia rugosoannulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Wine Roundhead
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)	Strophariaceae
Genus	Meriones	Stropharia
Species	Meriones meridianus	Stropharia rugosoannulata

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Wine Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wine Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).