Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Marsh Fieldcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Agrocybe paludosa

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Marsh Fieldcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Marsh Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Agrocybe
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Agrocybe paludosa

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Marsh Fieldcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Fieldcap

Habitat

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