Himalayan Maple vs Japanese Hare

Acer oblongum compared with Lepus brachyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Maple	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	Sapindaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Acer	Lepus
Species	Acer oblongum	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.