Japanese Hare vs small water-pepper

Lepus brachyurus compared with Persicaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Japanese Hare small water-pepper
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares) Polygonaceae
Genus Lepus Persicaria
Species Lepus brachyurus Persicaria minor

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Japanese Hare small water-pepper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

Japanese Hare

No description available.

small water-pepper

No description available.

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