European hare vs hortênsia

Lepus europaeus compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

European hare is Near Threatened while hortênsia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hare	hortênsia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Lepus	Hydrangea
Species	Lepus europaeus	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

hortênsia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hare	hortênsia
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.

hortênsia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.