Leopard Earthball vs MacConnell's Bat

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Mesophylla macconnelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	MacConnell's Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Mesophylla
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Mesophylla macconnelli

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	MacConnell's 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).

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.