Dice s Cottontail vs Few-flowered Fumitory

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Fumaria vaillantii

Key Differences

  • Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable while Few-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dice s Cottontail Few-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares) Papaveraceae
Genus Sylvilagus Fumaria
Species Sylvilagus dicei Fumaria vaillantii

Conservation Status

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Few-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dice s Cottontail Few-flowered Fumitory
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Few-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dice s Cottontail

No description available.

Few-flowered Fumitory

No description available.

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