European hare vs abelharuco-verde

Lepus europaeus compared with Merops orientalis

Key Differences

• European hare is Near Threatened while abelharuco-verde is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hare	abelharuco-verde
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Meropidae
Genus	Lepus	Merops
Species	Lepus europaeus	Merops orientalis

Evolutionary Relationship

European hare and abelharuco-verde share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

abelharuco-verde

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hare	abelharuco-verde
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

abelharuco-verde

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway