Large-eared Mountain Vole vs Leopard Earthball

Alticola macrotis compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Alticola	Scleroderma
Species	Alticola macrotis	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-eared Mountain Vole	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-eared Mountain Vole

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).