Corn spurry vs Corsican Hare

Spergula arvensis compared with Lepus corsicanus

Key Differences

• Corn spurry is Least Concern while Corsican Hare is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn spurry	Corsican Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Spergula	Lepus
Species	Spergula arvensis	Lepus corsicanus

Conservation Status

Corn spurry

LC — Least Concern

Corsican Hare

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corn spurry	Corsican Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn spurry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

Corsican Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in France. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France