Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Red Stinkhorn

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Mutinus ravenelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Red Stinkhorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Mutinus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Mutinus ravenelii

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Stinkhorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Red Stinkhorn
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 Stinkhorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (United States).