Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Willow Oak

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Quercus phellos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Calomyscidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Calomyscus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Quercus phellos

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Willow Oak
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 Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.