Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Trechispora microspora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Calomyscidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Calomyscus	Trechispora
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Trechispora microspora e um fungo corticiode que produz esporos muito pequenos, como seu nome indica. Cresce como uma crosta branca a creme fina na parte inferior de troncos de latifolias e coniferas em decomposicao em florestas temperadas e boreais. Este fungo saprotrofico decompoe material lenhoso morto, contribuindo para o ciclo de nutrientes nos ecossistemas florestais.