Cramp Balls vs Long-tailed Marmot

Daldinia concentrica compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Daldinia	Marmota
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Long-tailed Marmot
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.

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.