Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Red Banded Webcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Cortinarius armillatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Red Banded Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Cortinarius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Cortinarius armillatus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Banded Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Red Banded Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Banded Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).