Bay Polypore vs Japanese Hare

Picipes badius compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bay Polypore	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polyporaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Picipes	Lepus
Species	Picipes badius	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Bay Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bay Polypore	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bay Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bay Polypore

The Bay Polypore (Picipes badius) is a species in the genus Picipes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.