Leopard Earthball vs Mountain Goat

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Oreamnos americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Mountain Goat
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	Oreamnos
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.