Mexican cottontail vs screw-bean

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Prosopis pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	screw-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Prosopis
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Prosopis pubescens

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

screw-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	screw-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-bean

Habitat

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