Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Pigeon Flea

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Ceratophyllus columbae

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Pigeon Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Pigeon Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Calomyscidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Ceratophyllus columbae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Pigeon Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigeon Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).