Japanese Hare vs Musk rose

Lepus brachyurus compared with Rosa moschata

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Musk rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Musk 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 moschata

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Musk rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Musk rose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Musk rose

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Afghanistan, India), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).