fox tapeworm vs Hare's-tail

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Lagurus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Hare's-tail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taeniidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Echinococcus	Lagurus
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Lagurus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

fox tapeworm and Hare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden