Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs meadow brown

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Maniola jurtina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	meadow brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Calomyscidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Calomyscus	Maniola
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	meadow brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.