Fourstamen chickweed vs Japanese Hare

Cerastium diffusum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fourstamen chickweed is Near Threatened while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fourstamen chickweed	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cerastium	Lepus
Species	Cerastium diffusum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Fourstamen chickweed

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fourstamen chickweed	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fourstamen chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.