Banded hare-wallaby vs Hairy indigo

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Indigofera hirsuta

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Hairy indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Hairy indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Indigofera
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Indigofera hirsuta

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	Hairy indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay).

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.