Hare's-tail vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Lagurus ovatus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Botrychium
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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).

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States