Birch Bristle Bracket vs Omilteme Cottontail

Phellinus lundellii compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Phellinus	Sylvilagus
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Bristle Bracket

The Birch Bristle Bracket (Phellinus lundellii) is a species in the genus Phellinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.