Buffalo Currant vs Mexican cottontail

Ribes aureum compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Buffalo Currant is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Currant	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ribes	Sylvilagus
Species	Ribes aureum	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Buffalo Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Currant	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffalo Currant

The Buffalo Currant (Ribes aureum) is a species in the genus Ribes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.