Hare's-tail vs Ripgut brome

Lagurus ovatus compared with Bromus diandrus

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Ripgut brome is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Ripgut brome
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	Bromus
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Bromus diandrus

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Ripgut brome

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Ripgut brome
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).

Ripgut brome

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Ecuador). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States