Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs spring cinquefoil

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Potentilla verna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	spring cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Calomyscidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Potentilla
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.