Boxthorn vs Mexican cottontail

Lycium shawii compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Solanaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lycium	Sylvilagus
Species	Lycium shawii	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.