Japanese Hare vs Pacific Flying Fox

Lepus brachyurus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lepus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Hare and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.