Gorse Cramp Ball vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Daldinia fissa compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	Plains Pocket Mouse
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	Perognathus
Species	Daldinia fissa	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	Plains Pocket Mouse
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.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.