Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Sandy Laccaria

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Laccaria trullissata

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Sandy Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sandy Laccaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Laccaria
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Laccaria trullissata

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sandy Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sandy Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sandy Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.