Hare's-tail vs Sour orange

Lagurus ovatus compared with Citrus aurantium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Citrus
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Sour orange
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).

Sour orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States