Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Root rot

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Root 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 cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Root 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 rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).