Indian Palm Squirrel vs Leopard Earthball

Funambulus palmarum compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Palm Squirrel	Leopard 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	Funambulus	Scleroderma
Species	Funambulus palmarum	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Indian Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Palm Squirrel	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Palm Squirrel

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).