Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Jet Ant

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lasius fuliginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Jet Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Calomyscidae	Formicidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lasius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lasius fuliginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Jet Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Jet Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Jet Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jet Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).