American Bladdernut vs Mexican cottontail

Staphylea trifolia compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Staphylea	Sylvilagus
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.