Arctic Hare vs Trefoil Cress

Lepus arcticus compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Arctic Hare is Least Concern while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lepus	Cardamine
Species	Lepus arcticus	Cardamine trifolia

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Trefoil Cress
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.

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.