Downy Jumping Spider vs European hare

Attulus pubescens compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

Downy Jumping Spider is Least Concern while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Jumping Spider	European hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Salticidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Attulus	Lepus
Species	Attulus pubescens	Lepus europaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Downy Jumping Spider and European hare share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Jumping Spider	European hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Downy Jumping Spider

No description available.

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.