Cramp Balls vs Menzbier's Marmot

Daldinia concentrica compared with Marmota menzbieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Menzbier's Marmot
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Sordariomycetes (フンタマカビ綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Xylariales (マメザヤタケ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Daldinia	Marmota
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Marmota menzbieri

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Menzbier's Marmot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Menzbier's Marmot
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.

Menzbier's Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.