Onion Earthball vs puma

Scleroderma cepa compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Onion Earthball is Data Deficient while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Onion Earthball	puma
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Scleroderma	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Scleroderma cepa	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Onion Earthball	puma
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).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States