Hare's-tail vs Spiked bur grass

Lagurus ovatus compared with Tragus berteronianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Spiked bur 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	Tragus
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Tragus berteronianus

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Spiked bur 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).

Spiked bur grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States