Leopard Earthball vs Meller’s Mongoose

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Rhynchogale
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Meller’s Mongoose
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).

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.