Gorse Cramp Ball vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Daldinia fissa compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Daldinia	Alticola
Species	Daldinia fissa	Alticola lemminus

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.