Onion Earthball vs Percival's spiny mouse

Scleroderma cepa compared with Acomys percivali

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Percival's spiny mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Percival's spiny mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Scleroderma	Acomys
Species	Scleroderma cepa	Acomys percivali

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Percival's spiny mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Percival's spiny mouse
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).

Percival's spiny mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.