Arrowhead Rattlebox vs Mexican cottontail

Crotalaria sagittalis compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Rattlebox	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	Crotalaria	Sylvilagus
Species	Crotalaria sagittalis	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Rattlebox	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowhead Rattlebox

The Arrowhead Rattlebox, Crotalaria sagittalis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.