Cramp Balls vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Daldinia concentrica compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Daldinia	Onychogalea
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Onychogalea lunata

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
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.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.