vs European hare

Elaphomyces asperulus compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		European hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)
Family	Elaphomycetaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Elaphomyces	Lepus
Species	Elaphomyces asperulus	Lepus europaeus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden