Onion Earthball vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Scleroderma cepa compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Hsunycteris
Species	Scleroderma cepa	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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).

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.