Japanese Hare vs Mountain Waxcap

Lepus brachyurus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Lepus	Hygrocybe
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.