Dwarf eelgrass vs Indian Hare

Zostera japonica compared with Lepus nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf eelgrass	Indian Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Zosteraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Zostera	Lepus
Species	Zostera japonica	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf eelgrass	Indian Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.