Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Paradox Vole

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Microtus paradoxus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Paradox Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Microtus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Microtus paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Paradox Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Paradox Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Paradox Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Paradox Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.