Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs rock vole

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Microtus chrotorrhinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	rock vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Microtus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Microtus chrotorrhinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and rock vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

rock vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	rock vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rock vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.