Fountain Apple-Moss vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Philonotis fontana compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fountain Apple-Moss	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bartramiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Philonotis	Calomyscus
Species	Philonotis fontana	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Fountain Apple-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fountain Apple-Moss	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fountain Apple-Moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.