Japanese Hare vs Prickly Heath

Lepus brachyurus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericaceae
Genus	Lepus	Gaultheria
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.