European hare vs Scots pine blister rust

Lepus europaeus compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• European hare is Near Threatened while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European hare	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Lagomorfos)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Lepus	Cronartium
Species	Lepus europaeus	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European hare	Scots pine blister rust
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.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States