Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Soapy Trich

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Tricholoma saponaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Soapy Trich
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Tricholoma
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Tricholoma saponaceum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Soapy Trich

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Soapy Trich
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapy Trich

Habitat

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

Range

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