Grey Falsebolete vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Boletopsis grisea compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Key Differences

• Grey Falsebolete is Vulnerable while Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grey Falsebolete	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bankeraceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Boletopsis	Calomyscus
Species	Boletopsis grisea	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Grey Falsebolete

VU — Vulnerable

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grey Falsebolete	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grey Falsebolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.