Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Root and stalk rot

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Phytophthora tentaculata

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Root and stalk rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Root and stalk rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Phytophthora
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Phytophthora tentaculata

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root and stalk rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Root and stalk rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root and stalk rot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.