Leopard Earthball vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Leopard Earthball is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Scleroderma	Amblysomus
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Marley’s Golden Mole
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).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.