Japanese Hare vs

Lepus brachyurus compared with Nitzschia bacillum

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Lepus	Nitzschia
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Nitzschia bacillum

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Nitzschia bacillum is a small, rod-shaped pennate diatom with a cylindrical outline and a keel-positioned raphe. It inhabits benthic substrates in rivers, streams, and lakes across temperate and subtropical regions worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the attached microalgal biofilm community in diverse freshwater environments.