Cramp Balls vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Daldinia concentrica compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Daldinia	Cardiocranius
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.