Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
   Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
     Order Lagomorpha Brandt, 1855 - lagomorphs
       Family Leporidae Batsch, 1788 - hares and rabbits
         Genus Lepus Linnaeus, 1758 - hares
           Lepus brachyurus Temminck, in Siebold, 1845 - Japanese hare
             1 [Lepus brachyurus brachyurus]ᵀ Temminck, in Siebold, 1845
             2 Lepus brachyurus angustidens Hollister, 1912
             3 Lepus brachyurus lyoni Kishida, 1937
             4 Lepus brachyurus okiensis Thomas, 1906