Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Veined Shield

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Pluteus thomsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Veined Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Pluteus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Pluteus thomsonii

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Veined Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Veined Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veined Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).