Fern Palm vs Hare's-tail

Cycas revoluta compared with Lagurus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fern Palm	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cycas	Lagurus
Species	Cycas revoluta	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fern Palm	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Hare's-tail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States