Fruit Fly vs Mexican cottontail

Urophora cardui compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fruit 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	Tephritidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Urophora	Sylvilagus
Species	Urophora cardui	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fruit Fly	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fruit 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.