Onion Earthball vs Pacific Flying Fox

Scleroderma cepa compared with Pteropus tonganus

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Pacific Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Pacific 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 tonganus

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Pacific 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).

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.