Forest Lamb vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Calomyscus
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.