lima vs Mexican cottontail

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lima	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)
Family	Rutaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Citrus	Sylvilagus
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

lima

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

lima

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.