Leopard Earthball vs Lesser Naked Bat

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Cheiromeles parvidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Lesser Naked Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Molossidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Cheiromeles
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Cheiromeles parvidens

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Lesser Naked Bat
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 Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.