Dice s Cottontail vs Wrinkled medick

Sylvilagus dicei compared with Medicago rugosa

Key Differences

• Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable while Wrinkled medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dice s Cottontail	Wrinkled medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Medicago
Species	Sylvilagus dicei	Medicago rugosa

Conservation Status

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Wrinkled medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).