Japanese Hare vs Japanese Red Maple

Lepus brachyurus compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Japanese Red Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lepus	Acer
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Acer pycnanthum

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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