Chinese-sassafras vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Cinnamomum micranthum compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese-sassafras	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lauraceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Cinnamomum	Calomyscus
Species	Cinnamomum micranthum	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Chinese-sassafras

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese-sassafras	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese-sassafras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese-sassafras

The Chinese-sassafras (Cinnamomum micranthum) is a species in the genus Cinnamomum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Taiwan.