Large Orange Tip vs Mexican cottontail

Colotis antevippe compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Orange Tip	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pieridae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Colotis	Sylvilagus
Species	Colotis antevippe	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Orange Tip and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Orange Tip	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.