Curran’s Pitogo vs European hare

Cycas curranii compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	European hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cycadaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cycas	Lepus
Species	Cycas curranii	Lepus europaeus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	European hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

European hare

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

European hare

European hare (Lepus europaeus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.