Enveloping Crust vs Meller’s Mongoose

Sebacina incrustans compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Sebacina	Rhynchogale
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Rhynchogale melleri

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.