Blackfoot Polypore vs Mexican cottontail

Cerioporus leptocephalus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Blackfoot Polypore is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackfoot Polypore	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polyporaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cerioporus	Sylvilagus
Species	Cerioporus leptocephalus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Blackfoot Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackfoot Polypore	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackfoot Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackfoot Polypore

The Blackfoot Polypore (Cerioporus leptocephalus) is a species in the genus Cerioporus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. Found in United States.