Banded hare-wallaby vs Prickly Coontail

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.