Elegant Polypore vs Mexican cottontail

Cerioporus varius compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Polypore	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polyporaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cerioporus	Sylvilagus
Species	Cerioporus varius	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.