Gorse Cramp Ball vs Long-eared Hedgehog

Daldinia fissa compared with Hemiechinus auritus

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Long-eared Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Long-eared Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Daldinia	Hemiechinus
Species	Daldinia fissa	Hemiechinus auritus

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Long-eared Hedgehog
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-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.