Leopard Earthball vs Montane Colilargo

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Microryzomys minutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Montane Colilargo
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	Microryzomys
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Microryzomys minutus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Montane Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Montane Colilargo
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).

Montane Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.