Hare's-tail vs May grass

Lagurus ovatus compared with Phalaris caroliniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	May 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	Phalaris
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Phalaris caroliniana

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

May grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	May 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).

May grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇸🇪 Sweden