Japanese Hare vs Prickly Coontail

Lepus brachyurus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Lepus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.