Japanese Hare vs Pinwheelflower

Lepus brachyurus compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Pinwheelflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lepus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).