Cramp Balls vs maçarico-pintado

Daldinia concentrica compared with Actitis macularius

Key Differences

• Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while maçarico-pintado is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	maçarico-pintado
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Aves (ave)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Daldinia	Actitis
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Actitis macularius

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

maçarico-pintado

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	maçarico-pintado
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.

maçarico-pintado

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

maçarico-pintado

O Macarico-Pintado (Actitis macularius) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de ocorrencia, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States