Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Wrinkled Webcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Cortinarius livido-ochraceus

Key Differences

• Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse is Least Concern while Wrinkled Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Wrinkled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Calomyscidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Cortinarius
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Cortinarius livido-ochraceus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Wrinkled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.