Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Ruby Bolete

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Hortiboletus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.