Leopard Earthball vs Pale fox

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Vulpes pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Pale fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Scleroderma	Vulpes (Foxes)
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Pale 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).

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.