Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Dice s Cottontail

Cerastium arcticum compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cerastium	Sylvilagus
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Sylvilagus dicei

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Dice s Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.