Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs scratch grass

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Calomyscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.