Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Soft Puffball

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lycoperdon molle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Soft Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lycoperdon
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lycoperdon molle

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Soft Puffball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Soft Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).