Hare's-tail vs Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Lagurus ovatus compared with Tectaria trifoliata

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Threeleaf Halberd Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tectariaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Tectaria
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Tectaria trifoliata

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Threeleaf Halberd Fern
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).

Threeleaf Halberd Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil