Hare's-tail vs Lemon grass

Lagurus ovatus compared with Cymbopogon citratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Lemon grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lagurus	Cymbopogon
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Cymbopogon citratus

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Lemon grass
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).

Lemon grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea), and South America (10 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇺🇸 United States