Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Window Gnat

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Calomyscidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Sylvicola
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Window Gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Window Gnat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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