Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Red Gyroporus

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Gyroporus purpurinus

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Red Gyroporus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Red Gyroporus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Gyroporaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Gyroporus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Gyroporus purpurinus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Gyroporus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Red Gyroporus
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 Gyroporus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.