Downy Lettuce vs Japanese Hare

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	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	Lactuca	Lepus
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.