Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Scurfy Deceiver

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Laccaria proxima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Scurfy Deceiver
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 proxima

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scurfy Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Scurfy Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scurfy Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.