Japanese Hare vs Poison Sumac

Lepus brachyurus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Poison Sumac
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)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Lepus	Toxicodendron
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.