Mexican cottontail vs pliant lettuce

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Mexican cottontail is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sylvilagus	Lactuca
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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