Mexican cottontail vs Wire With

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Desmodium
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.