Dooryard dock vs Mexican cottontail

Rumex longifolius compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dooryard dock	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	Rumex	Sylvilagus
Species	Rumex longifolius	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.