Natal Red Rock Hare vs Prickly Heath

Pronolagus crassicaudatus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Natal Red Rock Hare is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Natal Red Rock Hare	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericaceae
Genus	Pronolagus	Gaultheria
Species	Pronolagus crassicaudatus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Natal Red Rock Hare

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Natal Red Rock Hare	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Natal Red Rock Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.