Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Water ragwort

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Water ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Calomyscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Jacobaea
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Water ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water ragwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.