Cramp Balls vs Mound-building Mouse

Daldinia concentrica compared with Mus spicilegus

Key Differences

Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Mound-building Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Daldinia	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Mus spicilegus

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Mound-building Mouse
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.