Japanese Hare vs Lygaeid bug

Lepus brachyurus compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Lygaeidae
Genus	Lepus	Nysius
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Hare and Lygaeid bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.