Mexican cottontail vs Pitch canker

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Mexican cottontail is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Nectriaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Fusarium
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Pitch canker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.