Gorse Cramp Ball vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Daldinia fissa compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Daldinia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Daldinia fissa	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.