Arctic Hare vs Dark-Eyed Junco

Lepus arcticus compared with Junco hyemalis

Key Differences

• Arctic Hare is Least Concern while Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Dark-Eyed Junco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Passerellidae
Genus	Lepus	Junco
Species	Lepus arcticus	Junco hyemalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Hare and Dark-Eyed Junco share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Dark-Eyed Junco
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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway