vs Japanese Hare

Fuscidea lightfootii compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• is Near Threatened while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fuscideaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Fuscidea	Lepus
Species	Fuscidea lightfootii	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

NT — Near Threatened

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.