Love Apple vs Omilteme Cottontail

Paris polyphylla compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Love Apple is Vulnerable while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Love Apple	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Paris	Sylvilagus
Species	Paris polyphylla	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Love Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Love Apple	Omilteme Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Love Apple

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.