Ferny Azolla vs Hainan Hare

Azolla pinnata compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Salviniaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Azolla	Lepus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Hainan Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).