Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Slough sedge

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Carex obnupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Slough sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Carex
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Carex obnupta

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slough sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slough sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.