Australian cheesewood vs Japanese Hare

Pittosporum undulatum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Australian cheesewood is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian cheesewood	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pittosporaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Pittosporum	Lepus
Species	Pittosporum undulatum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Australian cheesewood

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian cheesewood	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian cheesewood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (6 countries).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian cheesewood

The Australian cheesewood (Pittosporum undulatum) is a species in the genus Pittosporum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Pittosporum undulatum contributes to the biodiversity of its native ecosystems.