Enveloping Crust vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Sebacina incrustans compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sebacina	Brachyuromys
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Lesser Short-tailed 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.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.