Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Rusty Porecrust

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Fuscoporia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

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