Lemming Mountain Vole vs Leopard Earthball

Alticola lemminus compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming 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 lemminus	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming 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).