Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Swamp Beacon

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Mitrula
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.