Ethiopian Highland Hare vs Narrow swordfern

Lepus starcki compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ethiopian Highland 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 starcki	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Ethiopian Highland Hare

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ethiopian Highland 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).