cow-itch vs Japanese Hare

Mucuna pruriens compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• cow-itch is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cow-itch	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Mucuna	Lepus
Species	Mucuna pruriens	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cow-itch	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.