Box Parachute vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Marasmius buxi compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	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	Marasmiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Marasmius	Calomyscus
Species	Marasmius buxi	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.