Angled pea vs Mexican cottontail

Lathyrus angulatus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Angled pea is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled pea	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lathyrus	Sylvilagus
Species	Lathyrus angulatus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Angled pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled pea	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Angled pea

The Angled pea (Lathyrus angulatus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.