Altai wildrye vs Japanese Hare

Leymus angustus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Altai wildrye is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai wildrye	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	Leymus	Lepus
Species	Leymus angustus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Altai wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai wildrye	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai wildrye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altai wildrye

The Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.