Leopard Earthball vs Ornate Shrew

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Soricidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Sorex
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Ornate Shrew
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 Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.