Gorse Cramp Ball vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Daldinia fissa compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Daldinia	Dipodomys
Species	Daldinia fissa	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.