Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Olive Wax Cap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Hygrophorus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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