Leopard Earthball vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Pygeretmus
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Pygeretmus platyurus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.