Beach Plum vs Japanese Hare

Prunus maritima compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Beach Plum is Data Deficient while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Plum	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Lepus
Species	Prunus maritima	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Beach Plum

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Plum	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Plum

The Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) is a species in the genus Prunus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.