Chestnut Pigmy vs Mexican cottontail

Stigmella samiatella compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Pigmy	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Nepticulidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Stigmella	Sylvilagus
Species	Stigmella samiatella	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Pigmy and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Pigmy	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Pigmy

The Chestnut Pigmy (Stigmella samiatella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.