Japanese Hare vs snow buttercup

Lepus brachyurus compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Lepus	Ranunculus
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	snow buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.