Hare's-tail vs Variable flatsedge

Lagurus ovatus compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lagurus	Cyperus
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Variable flatsedge
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).

Variable flatsedge

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇱 Chile 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States