desert cottontail vs Japanese Hare

Sylvilagus audubonii compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	desert cottontail	Japanese Hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family same	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Sylvilagus	Lepus
Species	Sylvilagus audubonii	Lepus brachyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

desert cottontail and Japanese Hare share a common ancestor at the Family level: Leporidae. (Rabbits & Hares)

Conservation Status

desert cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	desert cottontail	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

desert cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.