Hare's-tail vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Lagurus ovatus compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Cyperus
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Red-Root Flat Sedge
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).

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States