Fiddlewood vs Mexican cottontail

Vitex gaumeri compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiddlewood	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lamiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Vitex	Sylvilagus
Species	Vitex gaumeri	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Fiddlewood

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiddlewood	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiddlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.