Japanese Hare vs Squirrel Corn

Lepus brachyurus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Squirrel Corn
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)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Lepus	Dicentra
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.