Onion Earthball vs Philippine mouse-deer

Scleroderma cepa compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	Philippine mouse-deer
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Tragulidae
Genus	Scleroderma	Tragulus
Species	Scleroderma cepa	Tragulus nigricans

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	Philippine mouse-deer
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).

Philippine mouse-deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.