Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Netted Fieldcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Bolbitius reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Netted Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Bolbitius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Bolbitius reticulatus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Netted Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Netted Fieldcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.