Japanese Hare vs slender thistle

Lepus brachyurus compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepus	Carduus
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.