Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Yellow Webcap

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Cortinarius delibutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Yellow 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 delibutus

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Yellow 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.

Yellow Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.