Leopard Earthball vs Lyles flying fox

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Leopard Earthball is Least Concern while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Lyles flying fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scleroderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Pteropus lylei

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Lyles flying fox
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).

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.