Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Tile Lichen

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lecidea
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.