Japanese Hare vs Tall Melilot

Lepus brachyurus compared with Melilotus altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Tall Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lepus	Melilotus
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Tall Melilot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).