Alpine Fleabane vs Dice s Cottontail

Erigeron borealis compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Alpine Fleabane is Least Concern while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Fleabane	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Erigeron	Sylvilagus
Species	Erigeron borealis	Sylvilagus dicei

Conservation Status

Alpine Fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Fleabane	Dice s Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Fleabane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Fleabane

The Alpine Fleabane (Erigeron borealis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.