Black Plum vs Omilteme Cottontail

Prunus nigra compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Black Plum is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Plum	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Sylvilagus
Species	Prunus nigra	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Black Plum

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Plum	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Plum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Plum

The Black Plum (Prunus nigra) is a species in the genus Prunus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.