Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Lacquered Bracket

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).