Banded hare-wallaby vs Ferny Azolla

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Azolla
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Banded hare-wallaby

The Banded hare-wallaby (Lagostrophus fasciatus) is a species in the genus Lagostrophus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.