Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Silky Piggyback

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Asterophora
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

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