Onion Earthball vs Pacific white-sided dolphin

Scleroderma cepa compared with Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Pacific white-sided dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Pacific white-sided dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Scleroderma	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Scleroderma cepa	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Pacific white-sided dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Pacific white-sided dolphin
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 white-sided dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.