Nihon Nousagi vs Yellow Dodder

Lepus brachyurus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Nihon Nousagi is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nihon Nousagi	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lagomorpha (ウサギ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lepus	Cuscuta
Species	Lepus brachyurus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Nihon Nousagi

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nihon Nousagi	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nihon Nousagi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).