Enveloping Crust vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Sebacina incrustans compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sebacina	Perognathus
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.