Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Sooty Parasol

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Sooty Parasol is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sooty Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Calomyscus	Macrolepiota
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Parasol

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sooty Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.