Forest Num-num vs Mexican cottontail

Carissa bispinosa compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Num-num	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Apocynaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Carissa	Sylvilagus
Species	Carissa bispinosa	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Num-num	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.