Ear tree vs European hare

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Lepus europaeus

Key Differences

• Ear tree is Least Concern while European hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	European hare
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Tavşanımsılar)
Family	Fabaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Enterolobium	Lepus
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Lepus europaeus

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

European hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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

European hare (Lepus europaeus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States