alpine bearberry vs Japanese Hare

Arctostaphylos alpinus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• alpine bearberry is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bearberry	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ericaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lepus
Species	Arctostaphylos alpinus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

alpine bearberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bearberry	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bearberry

The Alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpinus) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.