Beach Sedge vs Japanese Hare

Carex silicea compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Beach Sedge is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Sedge	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Cyperaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Carex	Lepus
Species	Carex silicea	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Beach Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Sedge

The Beach Sedge (Carex silicea) is a species in the genus Carex. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.