Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Hapalopilus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.