Devil's Shoestring vs Japanese Hare

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	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	Tephrosia	Lepus
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.