European hare vs Rocky Mountain iris

Lepus europaeus compared with Iris missouriensis

Key Differences

European hare is Near Threatened while Rocky Mountain iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hare	Rocky Mountain iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Lepus	Iris
Species	Lepus europaeus	Iris missouriensis

Evolutionary Relationship

European hare and Rocky Mountain iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Rocky Mountain iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hare	Rocky Mountain iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Rocky Mountain iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.