Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Jubilee Waxcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Gliophorus reginae

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Jubilee Waxcap is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Jubilee Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Gliophorus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Gliophorus reginae

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Jubilee Waxcap

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Jubilee Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jubilee Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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