face fly vs Mexican cottontail

Musca autumnalis compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• face fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	face fly	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Muscidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Musca	Sylvilagus
Species	Musca autumnalis	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

face fly and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.