Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Violet Gray Bolete

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Violet Gray Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Violet Gray Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Tylopilus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Violet Gray Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Violet Gray Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Gray Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.