Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Large-eared Mountain Vole

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Alticola macrotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Alticola
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Alticola macrotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Large-eared Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Large-eared Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Large-eared Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-eared Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.