Large rove beetle vs Mexican cottontail

Quedius cinctus compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large rove beetle	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Staphylinidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Quedius	Sylvilagus
Species	Quedius cinctus	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large rove beetle	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.