basket evening-primrose vs Mexican cottontail

Oenothera deltoides compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• basket evening-primrose is Extinct while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basket evening-primrose	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Onagraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Oenothera	Sylvilagus
Species	Oenothera deltoides	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

basket evening-primrose

EX — Extinct

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basket evening-primrose	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

basket evening-primrose

The Basket evening-primrose (Oenothera deltoides) is a species in the genus Oenothera. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.