Catchfly vs European hare

Silene antirrhina compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• Catchfly is Not Evaluated while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catchfly	European hare
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Silene	Lepus
Species	Silene antirrhina	Lepus europaeus

Conservation Status

Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catchfly	European hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catchfly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

European hare

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.

Catchfly

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

European hare

A lebre-europeia (Lepus europaeus) está classificada como Quase Ameaçada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Próxima de ser classificada como ameaçada, com populações que podem se tornar vulneráveis sem ação de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States