Hare's-tail vs Horsetail

Lagurus ovatus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Cricetidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Equisetum
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States