Desert Dormouse vs Many-Rooted Earthball

Selevinia betpakdalaensis compared with Scleroderma polyrhizum

Key Differences

• Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient while Many-Rooted Earthball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Dormouse	Many-Rooted Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Gliridae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Selevinia	Scleroderma
Species	Selevinia betpakdalaensis	Scleroderma polyrhizum

Conservation Status

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Many-Rooted Earthball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Dormouse	Many-Rooted Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Many-Rooted Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Portugal, and Taiwan.