Japanese Hare vs Marsh Rose

Lepus brachyurus compared with Rosa palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Marsh Rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Lepus	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Rosa palustris

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Marsh Rose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.