Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Mealy Webcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Mealy Webcap
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 Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.