Dice s Cottontail vs

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Mollisia ramealis

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)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Mollisiaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Mollisia
Species	Sylvilagus dicei	Mollisia ramealis

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, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.