Corn vs Japanese Hare

Zea mays compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corn	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	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Zea	Lepus
Species	Zea mays	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Costa Rica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.