Mexican cottontail vs Wormseed

Sylvilagus cunicularius compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Mexican cottontail is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican cottontail	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sylvilagus	Dysphania
Species	Sylvilagus cunicularius	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican cottontail	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).