Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Pear Scab

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Venturia pyrina

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Pear Scab is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Pear Scab
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Calomyscidae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Venturia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Venturia pyrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Pear Scab share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pear Scab

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Pear Scab
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pear Scab

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).