Leopard Earthball vs Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Marmosa murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Marmosa
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Marmosa murina

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Linnaeus's mouse opossum
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).

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.