Japanese Hare vs Thistle Rust

Lepus brachyurus compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Lepus	Puccinia
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.