Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Sphingomonas jaspsi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Sphingomonas
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Sphingomonas jaspsi

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas jaspsi is a Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented aerobic rod producing xanthomonadin-related pigments in its outer membrane. It has been isolated from terrestrial and aquatic environments and is characterized by its sphingolipid-containing cell membrane. This aerobic chemoheterotroph degrades various organic substrates in soil and water environments.