Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Little Gray Firefly

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Photinus marginellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Little Gray Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Calomyscidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Calomyscus	Photinus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Photinus marginellus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Little Gray Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Little Gray Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Gray Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.