Barred Green Colonel vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Odontomyia hydroleon compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Barred Green Colonel is Extinct while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barred Green Colonel	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Odontomyia	Calomyscus
Species	Odontomyia hydroleon	Calomyscus hotsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Barred Green Colonel and Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Barred Green Colonel

EX — Extinct

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barred Green Colonel	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barred Green Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barred Green Colonel

The Barred Green Colonel (Odontomyia hydroleon) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.