Elastic Saddle vs Omilteme Cottontail

Helvella elastica compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Elastic Saddle is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Helvellaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Helvella	Sylvilagus
Species	Helvella elastica	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.