Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Large rove beetle

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Quedius curtipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Large rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Calomyscidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Quedius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Quedius curtipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Large rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Large rove beetle
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 rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).