Broad-tipped Hermit vs Onion Earthball

Anopetia gounellei compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Broad-tipped Hermit is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-tipped Hermit	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Trochilidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Anopetia	Scleroderma
Species	Anopetia gounellei	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Broad-tipped Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-tipped Hermit	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-tipped Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Broad-tipped Hermit

The Broad-Tipped Hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species in the genus Anopetia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway