Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Liver Milkcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lactarius hepaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Liver Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lactarius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lactarius hepaticus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Liver Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Liver Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Liver Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.