Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Willow Bracket

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Phellinus igniarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Willow Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Phellinus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Phellinus igniarius

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Willow Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Willow Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).