Japanese Hare vs Mountain Cherry

Lepus brachyurus compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Mountain Cherry
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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