Japanese Hare vs Spathulate Botrychium

Lepus brachyurus compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Lepus	Botrychium
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.