Gorse Cramp Ball vs Jamaican fruit bat

Daldinia fissa compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus
Species	Daldinia fissa	Artibeus jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Jamaican fruit bat
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.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.