Cramp Balls vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Daldinia concentrica compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Daldinia	Nephelomys
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
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.