Mexican cottontail vs Smooth Winterberry

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Ilex
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.