Bahama Stopper vs Omilteme Cottontail

Mosiera longipes compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Bahama Stopper is Near Threatened while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bahama Stopper	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Myrtaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Mosiera	Sylvilagus
Species	Mosiera longipes	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Bahama Stopper

NT — Near Threatened

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bahama Stopper	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bahama Stopper

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bahama Stopper

The Bahama Stopper (Mosiera longipes) is a species in the genus Mosiera. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.