greater broomrape vs Hare's-tail

Orobanche rapum-genistae compared with Lagurus ovatus

Key Differences

• greater broomrape is Near Threatened while Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	greater broomrape	Hare's-tail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Orobanche	Lagurus
Species	Orobanche rapum-genistae	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	greater broomrape	Hare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

greater broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal