Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Nitrous Bonnet

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Mycena leptocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Nitrous 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 leptocephala

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nitrous Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Nitrous 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.

Nitrous Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).