Hare's-tail vs Moth fly

Lagurus ovatus compared with Psychoda alternata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Psychodidae
Genus	Lagurus	Psychoda
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Psychoda alternata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hare's-tail and Moth fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Moth fly
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).

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Costa Rica, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States