Cramp Balls vs Babouin de Kinda

Daldinia concentrica compared with Papio kindae

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Babouin de Kinda is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Babouin de Kinda
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Daldinia	Papio
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Papio kindae

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Babouin de Kinda

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Babouin de Kinda
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cramp Balls

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Babouin de Kinda

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.