Leopard Earthball vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Alticola
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Mongolian Mountain Vole
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).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.