Banded hare-wallaby vs Prickly Heath

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Ericaceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Gaultheria
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.