Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Pleated Inkcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Parasola plicatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Pleated Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Parasola
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Parasola plicatilis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pleated Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Pleated Inkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pleated Inkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).