Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Silver Meadow

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Boloria selene

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Silver Meadow is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Silver Meadow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Calomyscidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Calomyscus	Boloria
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Boloria selene

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Silver Meadow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silver Meadow

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Meadow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries) and North America (United States).

Silver Meadow

Silver Meadow (Boloria selene) is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List. This species has been declared extinct, with no known living individuals remaining in the wild or in captivity.