Andean Cottontail vs Lagos-rubber

Sylvilagus andinus compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Andean Cottontail is Data Deficient while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Cottontail	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Funtumia
Species	Sylvilagus andinus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Andean Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Cottontail	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Andean Cottontail

The Andean Cottontail (Sylvilagus andinus) is a species in the genus Sylvilagus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.