Bath White vs Japanese Hare

Pontia daplidice compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath White	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Pieridae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Pontia	Lepus
Species	Pontia daplidice	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bath White and Japanese Hare share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bath White

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath White	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath White

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (17 countries).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bath White

The Bath White (Pontia daplidice) is a species in the genus Pontia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.