Illustrious Greenbottle vs Mexican cottontail

Lucilia illustris compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illustrious Greenbottle	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	Calliphoridae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lucilia	Sylvilagus
Species	Lucilia illustris	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illustrious Greenbottle	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.