Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Sunburst Lichen

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Sunburst Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lichenomphalia
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.