Japanese Hare vs Smooth Winterberry

Lepus brachyurus compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Lepus	Ilex
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.