Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Potato Blight

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Phytophthora
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Potato 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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).