Blackthorn Dotty vs Mexican cottontail

Polystigma rubrum compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Dotty	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Phyllachoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Polystigma	Sylvilagus
Species	Polystigma rubrum	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Dotty	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Dotty

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackthorn Dotty

The Blackthorn Dotty (Polystigma rubrum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.