MacConnell's Bat vs Mexican cottontail

Mesophylla macconnelli compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank MacConnell's Bat Mexican cottontail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family Phyllostomidae Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus Mesophylla Sylvilagus
Species Mesophylla macconnelli Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

MacConnell's Bat and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

MacConnell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute MacConnell's Bat Mexican cottontail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

MacConnell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

MacConnell's Bat

No description available.

Mexican cottontail

No description available.

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