Devil'S Shoestring vs Mexican cottontail

Polygonum erectum compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polygonaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Polygonum	Sylvilagus
Species	Polygonum erectum	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.