Onion Earthball vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Scleroderma cepa compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Ontong Java 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 cepa	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.