Mexican cottontail vs Spanish elm

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Cordia alliodora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Spanish elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Cordiaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Cordia
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Cordia alliodora

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Spanish elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Spanish elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).