Enveloping Crust vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Sebacina incrustans compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Sebacina	Amblysomus
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Hottentot Golden Mole
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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.