Japanese Hare vs mersawa

Lepus brachyurus compared with Anisoptera costata

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while mersawa is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	mersawa
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)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Lepus	Anisoptera
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Anisoptera costata

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

mersawa

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mersawa

Habitat

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