Hare's-tail vs Irish Pouncewort

Lagurus ovatus compared with Lejeunea hibernica

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Irish Pouncewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Irish Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Lejeunea
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Lejeunea hibernica

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Irish Pouncewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Irish Pouncewort
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).

Irish Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal