flat millipede vs Mexican cottontail

Polydesmus angustus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• flat millipede is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat millipede	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polydesmidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Polydesmus	Sylvilagus
Species	Polydesmus angustus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat millipede	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.