European hare vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Lepus europaeus compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• European hare is Near Threatened while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hare	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Lepus	Dicksonia
Species	Lepus europaeus	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hare	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

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.