Gut Weed vs Japanese Hare

Ulva intestinalis compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gut Weed	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ulvales (Ulvales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Ulvaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ulva	Lepus
Species	Ulva intestinalis	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.