Maui's paddle vs Mexican cottontail

Elaphoglossum crassicaule compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Maui's paddle is Endangered while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maui's paddle	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Dryopteridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Elaphoglossum	Sylvilagus
Species	Elaphoglossum crassicaule	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maui's paddle	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.