Dice s Cottontail vs Field Foxtail

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dice s Cottontail	Field Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sylvilagus	Alopecurus
Species	Sylvilagus dicei	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).