Mexican cottontail vs Vegetable fern

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Athyriaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Diplazium
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.