Leopard Earthball vs Lowe's Shrew

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Chodsigoa parca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Lowe's 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	Chodsigoa
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Chodsigoa parca

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Lowe's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Lowe's 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).

Lowe's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.