Gorse Cramp Ball vs Long-tailed Marmot

Daldinia fissa compared with Marmota caudata

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Long-tailed Marmot
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	Marmota
Species	Daldinia fissa	Marmota caudata

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Long-tailed Marmot
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-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.