Arctic Hare vs floating crystalwort

Lepus arcticus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Arctic Hare is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Lepus	Riccia
Species	Lepus arcticus	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	floating crystalwort
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.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway