Arctic Hare vs Early Buttercup

Lepus arcticus compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Arctic Hare is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lepus	Ranunculus
Species	Lepus arcticus	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Early Buttercup
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.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.