Gray Marmot vs Potato Earthball

Marmota baibacina compared with Scleroderma bovista

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Marmot	Potato Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Marmota	Scleroderma
Species	Marmota baibacina	Scleroderma bovista

Conservation Status

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Potato Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Marmot	Potato Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potato Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil, Chile).