Mexican cottontail vs wall scalewort

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Porellaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Porella
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).