floating crystalwort vs Japanese Hare

Riccia fluitans compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ricciaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Riccia	Lepus
Species	Riccia fluitans	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.