Ash Quandong vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Elaeocarpus reticulatus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Quandong	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Calomyscus
Species	Elaeocarpus reticulatus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Ash Quandong

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Quandong	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Quandong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Quandong

Ash quandong (Elaeocarpus reticulatus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.