Ethiopian Hare vs Narrow swordfern

Lepus fagani compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Ethiopian Hare is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ethiopian Hare	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Lepus	Nephrolepis
Species	Lepus fagani	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Ethiopian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ethiopian Hare	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ethiopian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).