Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Winter Polypore

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Lentinus
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Winter Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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