Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Surprise Webcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Cortinarius semisanguineus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Surprise Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Cortinarius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Cortinarius semisanguineus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Surprise Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Surprise Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).