Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Phoma blight

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Epicoccum
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Phoma blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.