Dice s Cottontail vs

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Exobasidium
Species	Sylvilagus dicei	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dice s Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.