False stable fly vs Mexican cottontail

Muscina stabulans compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable 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	Muscina	Sylvilagus
Species	Muscina stabulans	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.