bog-asphodel vs Japanese Hare

Narthecium americanum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Narthecium	Lepus
Species	Narthecium americanum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.