joint-vetch vs Mexican cottontail

Aeschynomene americana compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	joint-vetch	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Aeschynomene	Sylvilagus
Species	Aeschynomene americana	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

joint-vetch

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	joint-vetch	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

joint-vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).