Leopard Earthball vs Pale Gerbil

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Gerbillus perpallidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Pale Gerbil
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Scleroderma	Gerbillus
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Gerbillus perpallidus

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Pale Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Pale Gerbil
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 Gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.