Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs southern elder

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Sambucus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.