Cape Box vs Mexican cottontail

Buxus macowanii compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Box	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Buxaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Buxus	Sylvilagus
Species	Buxus macowanii	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Box

Habitat

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Box

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