Cramp Balls vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Daldinia concentrica compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Sordariomycetes (عشوفيات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Xylariales (خشبيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Daldinia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.