alpine foxtail vs Japanese Hare

Alopecurus magellanicus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine foxtail	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Alopecurus	Lepus
Species	Alopecurus magellanicus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

alpine foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine foxtail

The Alpine foxtail (Alopecurus magellanicus) is a species in the genus Alopecurus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden.