Field Hawkweed vs Japanese Hare

Pilosella caespitosa compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Field Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Hawkweed	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	Pilosella	Lepus
Species	Pilosella caespitosa	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Field Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Hawkweed	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.