Beach Pea vs Omilteme Cottontail

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lathyrus	Sylvilagus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.