Gorse Cramp Ball vs White-cheeked Pintail

Daldinia fissa compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gorse Cramp Ball	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Daldinia	Anas
Species	Daldinia fissa	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gorse Cramp Ball	White-cheeked Pintail
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.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.