Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Lilypad Forktail

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Ischnura kellicotti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Lilypad Forktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Calomyscidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Ischnura
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Ischnura kellicotti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lilypad Forktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Lilypad Forktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lilypad Forktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.