Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Mealy Shadow Lichen

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mealy Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Shadow Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mealy Shadow Lichen
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 Shadow Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).