Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Shield Pinkgill

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Entoloma clypeatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Shield Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Entoloma
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Entoloma clypeatum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Shield Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shield Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

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