Fragrant Bracket vs Japanese Hare

Trametes suaveolens compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polyporaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Trametes	Lepus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.