Bell apple vs Indian Hare

Passiflora laurifolia compared with Lepus nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bell apple	Indian Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Passifloraceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Passiflora	Lepus
Species	Passiflora laurifolia	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Bell apple

LC — Least Concern

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bell apple	Indian Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bell apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

Bell apple

The Bell apple (Passiflora laurifolia) is a species in the genus Passiflora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian