Leopard Earthball vs Malayan civet

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Viverridae
Genus	Scleroderma	Viverra
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.