Arctic Hare vs Branching Campion

Lepus arcticus compared with Silene dichotoma

Key Differences

• Arctic Hare is Least Concern while Branching Campion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Branching Campion
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Lepus	Silene
Species	Lepus arcticus	Silene dichotoma

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Branching Campion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Branching Campion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Branching Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Arctic Hare

The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) 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.

Branching Campion

The Branching campion (Silene dichotoma) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Canada.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway