Mexican cottontail vs tickle grass

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Panicum trichoides

Key Differences

• Mexican cottontail is Least Concern while tickle grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	tickle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sylvilagus	Panicum
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Panicum trichoides

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

tickle grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	tickle grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tickle grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Zimbabwe.