Leopard Earthball vs Long-clawed Shrew

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Sorex
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Long-clawed Shrew
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).

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.