Hare's-tail vs Upper Crust

Lagurus ovatus compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Hare's-tail is Not Evaluated while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hare's-tail	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Thelephorales (イボタケ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Lagurus	Amaurodon
Species	Lagurus ovatus	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Hare's-tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hare's-tail	Upper Crust
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).

Upper Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden