Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Redspored Dapperling

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Melanophyllum haematospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Redspored Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Calomyscus	Melanophyllum
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Melanophyllum haematospermum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Redspored Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Redspored Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redspored Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.