Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Lentil Shanklet

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Collybia tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Lentil Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Collybia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Collybia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lentil Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Lentil Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lentil Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).