Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Rye Ergot

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Claviceps
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Rye Ergot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).