Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Tar spot

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Tar spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Phyllachora
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Tar spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.