Hotson s Jerboa vs Leopard Earthball

Allactaga hotsoni compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson s Jerboa	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Allactaga	Scleroderma
Species	Allactaga hotsoni	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson s Jerboa	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).