Gorse Cramp Ball vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Daldinia fissa compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Daldinia	Brachyuromys
Species	Daldinia fissa	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.