Leopard Earthball vs Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Stylodipus andrewsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Stylodipus
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Stylodipus andrewsi

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Mongolian Three-toed Jerboa
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 Three-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.