Arctic Hare vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Lepus arcticus compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Arctic Hare is Least Concern while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Hare	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Lepus	Draba
Species	Lepus arcticus	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Arctic Hare

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Hare	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

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

Arctic Hare

The Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.