Cramp Balls vs Malayan porcupine

Daldinia concentrica compared with Hystrix brachyura

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Malayan porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Hystricidae
Genus	Daldinia	Hystrix
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Hystrix brachyura

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Malayan porcupine
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.

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway