Mangue du Caméroun vs

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Trechispora microspora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mangue du Caméroun
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Herpestidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Crossarchus	Trechispora
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Mangue du Caméroun

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mangue du Caméroun
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mangue du Caméroun

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.