Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Japanese Hare

Cerastium arcticum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cerastium	Lepus
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.