lièvre vs lentille de terre

Lepus europaeus compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• lièvre is Near Threatened while lentille de terre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lièvre	lentille de terre
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lepus	Macrotyloma
Species	Lepus europaeus	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

lièvre

NT — Near Threatened

lentille de terre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lièvre	lentille de terre
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.

lentille de terre

Habitat

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

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.