Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lestes unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Calomyscidae	Lestidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lestes
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lestes unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.