Japanese Hare vs Stinking chamomile

Lepus brachyurus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepus	Anthemis
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.