Onion Earthball vs Pale fox

Scleroderma cepa compared with Vulpes pallida

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Pale fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion 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 cepa	Vulpes pallida

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Pale fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Pale 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).

Pale fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.