Japanese Hare vs Olive Wax Cap

Lepus brachyurus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Olive Wax Cap
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	Hygrophorus
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.