vs Mexican cottontail

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Microbacteriaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Curtobacterium	Sylvilagus
Species	Curtobacterium ammoniigenes	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from soil and plant-associated environments. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile by a single flagellum, and is capable of producing ammonia from organic nitrogen compounds. The genus Curtobacterium is commonly found in agricultural soils and the phyllosphere of various crop plants.