lièvre vs cuscute pentagonale

Lepus europaeus compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

lièvre is Near Threatened while cuscute pentagonale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lièvre	cuscute pentagonale
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lepus	Cuscuta
Species	Lepus europaeus	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

lièvre

NT — Near Threatened

cuscute pentagonale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lièvre	cuscute pentagonale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lièvre

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (8 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

cuscute pentagonale

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

lièvre

European hare (Lepus europaeus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.