Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Maui's paddle

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.