Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Mealy Bonnet

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Mycena cinerella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mealy Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Mycena
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Mycena cinerella

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mealy Bonnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.