Arctic Hare vs Flat Wrack

Lepus arcticus compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fucaceae
Genus	Lepus	Fucus
Species	Lepus arcticus	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.