Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Sickener

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Russula emetica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sickener
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Russula
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Russula emetica

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sickener

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickener

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).