Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Rooting Polypore

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Polyporus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.