Meadow Waxcap vs Mexican cottontail

Cuphophyllus pratensis compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Waxcap	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cuphophyllus	Sylvilagus
Species	Cuphophyllus pratensis	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Waxcap	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.