African Savanna Hare vs Prickly Heath

Lepus victoriae compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• African Savanna Hare is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Savanna Hare	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericaceae
Genus	Lepus	Gaultheria
Species	Lepus victoriae	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

African Savanna Hare

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Savanna Hare	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Savanna Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

African Savanna Hare

The African Savanna Hare (Lepus victoriae) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.