Ashen Shield vs Japanese Hare

Pluteus cinereofuscus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Ashen Shield is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Shield	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pluteaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Pluteus	Lepus
Species	Pluteus cinereofuscus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Ashen Shield

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Shield	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ashen Shield

Ashen shield (Pluteus cinereofuscus) is a species in the genus Pluteus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.