ground cholla vs Mexican cottontail

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cactaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Sylvilagus
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground cholla

Habitat

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.