Dice's cottontail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Dice's cottontail lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sylvilagus dicei
Group	Rabbits, hares & pikas
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Lagomorpha
Family	Leporidae

Where does the Dice's cottontail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Dice's cottontail in 1 country or territory across North America.

Costa Rica

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Dice's cottontail endangered?

The Dice's cottontail’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Dice's cottontail?

The Dice's cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) is a mammal in the order Lagomorpha and the family Leporidae, genus Sylvilagus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Dice's cottontail

Dice's cottontail (Sylvilagus dicei) is a species of cottontail rabbit that is native to the Cordillera de Talamanca mountain range in Costa Rica and Panama. It is a large cottontail rabbit with black and brown fur, dull white undersides, a brown patch of fur on its throat and a small, barely visible black tail. It is found at elevations up to 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) and resides in páramo grasslands and cloud forest habitats.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dice's cottontail (revision 1358723321), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1209386 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).