Black Colonel vs Mexican cottontail

Odontomyia tigrina compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Colonel	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Odontomyia	Sylvilagus
Species	Odontomyia tigrina	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.