Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Hydnum
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.