arctic shrew vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Sorex arcticus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic shrew	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Sorex	Calomyscus
Species	Sorex arcticus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic shrew and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic shrew

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic shrew	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic shrew

The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.