Leopard Earthball vs Ornate Flying Fox

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Leopard Earthball is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Scleroderma	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Ornate Flying Fox
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).

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.