Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Western Brome

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Bromus marginatus

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Western Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Western Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Calomyscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Bromus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Bromus marginatus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Western Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Western Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.