Chinaroot vs Mexican cottontail

Smilax china compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Smilacaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Smilax	Sylvilagus
Species	Smilax china	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.