High mallow vs Japanese Hare

Malva sylvestris compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank High mallow Japanese Hare
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family Malvaceae Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus Malva Lepus
Species Malva sylvestris Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute High mallow Japanese Hare
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

No description available.

Japanese Hare

No description available.

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