Chinese Elm vs Mexican cottontail

Ulmus pumila compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Chinese Elm is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Elm	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ulmaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ulmus	Sylvilagus
Species	Ulmus pumila	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Chinese Elm

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Elm	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus pumila) is a species in the genus Ulmus. Native to Argentina, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, and Italy.