Dry Rot vs European hare

Serpula lacrymans compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	European hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Serpulidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Serpula	Lepus
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Lepus europaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dry Rot and European hare share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	European hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Dry Rot

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.