Marklund's Dandelion vs Mexican cottontail

Taraxacum marklundii compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marklund's Dandelion	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Taraxacum	Sylvilagus
Species	Taraxacum marklundii	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Marklund's Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marklund's Dandelion	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marklund's Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.