Cramp Balls vs L'Hoest's Monkey

Daldinia concentrica compared with Allochrocebus lhoesti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	L'Hoest's Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Daldinia	Allochrocebus
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Allochrocebus lhoesti

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	L'Hoest's Monkey
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.