Japanese Hare vs Kurrajong

Lepus brachyurus compared with Brachychiton populneus

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Kurrajong is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Kurrajong

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kurrajong

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Italy, Spain), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).