foothill flat sedge vs Hare's-tail

Cyperus amabilis compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• foothill flat sedge is Least Concern while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cyperus	Lagurus
Species	Cyperus amabilis	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), 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 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil