bastard toadflax vs Hare's-tail

Thesium humifusum compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thesiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thesium	Lagurus
Species	Thesium humifusum	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal