Mexican cottontail vs Sour orange

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Mexican cottontail is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rutaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Citrus
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).