Beautiful Pearl vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Gorse Cramp Ball
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 fissa

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.