Japanese Squirrel vs Onion Earthball

Sciurus lis compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Squirrel	Onion 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)	Scleroderma
Species	Sciurus lis	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Squirrel	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium