arrowroot vs Japanese Hare

Thalia geniculata compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Salpidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Thalia	Lepus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowroot and Japanese Hare share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.