Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Carex laevivaginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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 laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Smooth-Sheathed Fox 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.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.