Banded hare-wallaby vs Rootless Duckweed

Lagostrophus fasciatus compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Banded hare-wallaby is Vulnerable while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded hare-wallaby	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)	Araceae
Genus	Lagostrophus	Wolffia
Species	Lagostrophus fasciatus	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Banded hare-wallaby

VU — Vulnerable

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded hare-wallaby	Rootless Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded hare-wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.