Hazel Bracket vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Skeletocutis	Calomyscus
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel Bracket	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.