House Fly vs Mexican cottontail

Muscina levida compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• House Fly is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House 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	Muscidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Muscina	Sylvilagus
Species	Muscina levida	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

House Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.