Japanese Hare vs Nippon maple

Lepus brachyurus compared with Acer nipponicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Nippon maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lepus	Acer
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Acer nipponicum

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Nippon maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nippon maple

Habitat

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