Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Veiled Oyster

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Veiled Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Pleurotus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Veiled Oyster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

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

Range

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