Enveloping Crust vs Fat Sand Rat

Sebacina incrustans compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sebacina	Psammomys
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Enveloping Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.