Cosmos vs Japanese Hare

Cosmos sulphureus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cosmos	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cosmos	Lepus
Species	Cosmos sulphureus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Cosmos

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cosmos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.