Ferny Azolla vs Hare's-tail

Azolla pinnata compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salviniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Azolla	Lagurus
Species	Azolla pinnata	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Hare's-tail
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).

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 3 countries:

🇲🇽 Mexico 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States