Black arion vs Mexican cottontail

Arion ater compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Black arion is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black arion	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Arionidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Arion	Sylvilagus
Species	Arion ater	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Black arion and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black arion

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black arion	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black arion

The Black arion (Arion ater) is a species in the genus Arion. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.