Carelessweed vs Japanese Hare

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Carelessweed is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Amaranthus	Lepus
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carelessweed	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.