Cramp Balls vs Jamaican fruit bat

Daldinia concentrica compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Daldinia	Artibeus
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Jamaican fruit 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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.