Box Parachute vs Mexican cottontail

Marasmius buxi compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Marasmius	Sylvilagus
Species	Marasmius buxi	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.