Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Marsh Valerian

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Valeriana
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Marsh Valerian
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 Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.