Japanese Hare vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Lepus brachyurus compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Japanese Hare is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Hare	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Lepus	Puccinia
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Hare	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.