Leopard Earthball vs Orange-throated Bat

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Lampronycteris brachyotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Orange-throated Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Lampronycteris
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Lampronycteris brachyotis

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Orange-throated Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Orange-throated Bat
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).

Orange-throated Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.