Amami Rabbit vs Cotton Burdock

Pentalagus furnessi compared with Arctium tomentosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amami Rabbit	Cotton Burdock
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Bộ Thỏ)	Asterales (Bộ Cúc)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Pentalagus	Arctium
Species	Pentalagus furnessi	Arctium tomentosum

Conservation Status

Amami Rabbit

EN — Endangered

Cotton Burdock

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amami Rabbit	Cotton Burdock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amami Rabbit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cotton Burdock

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 8 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Amami Rabbit

The Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) is a species in the genus Pentalagus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.