Hedgehog arion vs Mexican cottontail

Arion intermedius compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hedgehog arion	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Arionidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Arion	Sylvilagus
Species	Arion intermedius	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hedgehog arion	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.