American basil vs Japanese Hare

Ocimum americanum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• American basil is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American basil	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lamiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ocimum	Lepus
Species	Ocimum americanum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

American basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American basil	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American basil

The American basil (Ocimum americanum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.