Cramp Balls vs Dark Woolly Bat

Daldinia concentrica compared with Kerivoula furva

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Dark Woolly Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Dark Woolly Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Daldinia	Kerivoula
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Kerivoula furva

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Dark Woolly Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Dark Woolly Bat
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.

Dark Woolly Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan