Hazel Bracket vs Mexican cottontail

Skeletocutis semipileata compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hazel Bracket	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Incrustoporiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Skeletocutis	Sylvilagus
Species	Skeletocutis semipileata	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hazel Bracket	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.