Gorse Cramp Ball vs Long-clawed Shrew

Daldinia fissa compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Daldinia	Sorex
Species	Daldinia fissa	Sorex unguiculatus

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.