Enveloping Crust vs Margay

Sebacina incrustans compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Enveloping Crust is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Margay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sebacina	Leopardus
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Leopardus wiedii

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.