Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Willow Milkcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lactarius aspideus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Willow Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lactarius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lactarius aspideus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Willow Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Willow Milkcap
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 Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.