Brown Parasol vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Chlorophyllum brunneum compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Parasol	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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Calomyscidae
Genus	Chlorophyllum	Calomyscus
Species	Chlorophyllum brunneum	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Brown Parasol

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Parasol	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Parasol

The Brown Parasol (Chlorophyllum brunneum) is a species in the genus Chlorophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.