Leopard Earthball vs Maxwell's Duiker

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Scleroderma	Philantomba
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Philantomba maxwellii

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Maxwell's Duiker
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).

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.