Leopard Earthball vs Ooldea dunnart

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Scleroderma	Sminthopsis
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Ooldea dunnart
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).

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.