Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Smoky Bracket

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Bjerkandera adusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Smoky Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Bjerkandera
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Bjerkandera adusta

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smoky Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

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