Dice s Cottontail vs Fringed rue

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dice s Cottontail	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Ruta
Species	Sylvilagus dicei	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).