Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs pale moonwort

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Botrychium
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.