Gorse Cramp Ball vs Japanese Squirrel

Daldinia fissa compared with Sciurus lis

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Japanese Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Daldinia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Daldinia fissa	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Japanese Squirrel
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.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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