Cramp Balls vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Daldinia concentrica compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Pacific Tent-making 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	Uroderma
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Uroderma convexum

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Pacific Tent-making 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.