Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Swarming Spine

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Mucronella
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).