Beautiful Pearl vs Cramp Balls

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Crambidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Agrotera	Daldinia
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Cramp Balls
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.