Leopard Earthball vs Margay

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Leopard Earthball is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Scleroderma	Leopardus
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Margay
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).

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.