Cramp Balls vs Surok Seryi

Daldinia concentrica compared with Marmota baibacina

Key Differences

Cramp Balls is Vulnerable while Surok Seryi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cramp Balls	Surok Seryi
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Sordariomycetes (сордариомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Xylariales (ксиляриевые)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Hypoxylaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Daldinia	Marmota
Species	Daldinia concentrica	Marmota baibacina

Conservation Status

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Surok Seryi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cramp Balls	Surok Seryi
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.