Fringed rue vs Japanese Hare

Ruta chalepensis compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Rutaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ruta	Lepus
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.