Enveloping Crust vs North African Hedgehog

Sebacina incrustans compared with Atelerix algirus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Enveloping Crust	North African Hedgehog
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sebacinales (Sebacinales)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Sebacinaceae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Sebacina	Atelerix
Species	Sebacina incrustans	Atelerix algirus

Conservation Status

Enveloping Crust

LC — Least Concern

North African Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Enveloping Crust	North African Hedgehog
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.

North African Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across France, Malta, and Spain.