Gorse Cramp Ball vs Great Flying Fox

Daldinia fissa compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Daldinia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Daldinia fissa	Pteropus neohibernicus

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.