Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Sphagnum Sprite

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Nehalennia gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sphagnum Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Calomyscidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Nehalennia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Nehalennia gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Sphagnum Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sphagnum Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sphagnum Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sphagnum Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.