Bonfire Inkcap vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	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	Psathyrellaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Calomyscus
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.