Long john vs Mexican cottontail

Triplaris weigeltiana compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long john	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polygonaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Triplaris	Sylvilagus
Species	Triplaris weigeltiana	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long john	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.