Japanese Hare vs Silkrubber

Lepus brachyurus compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Silkrubber
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	Funtumia
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.