Bark Mycena vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Mycena corticola compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycenaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Mycena	Calomyscus
Species	Mycena corticola	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.