Bermuda pigroot vs Chinese Hare

Sisyrinchium micranthum compared with Lepus sinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda pigroot	Chinese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Iridaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Sisyrinchium	Lepus
Species	Sisyrinchium micranthum	Lepus sinensis

Conservation Status

Bermuda pigroot

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda pigroot	Chinese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda pigroot

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bermuda pigroot

The Bermuda pigroot (Sisyrinchium micranthum) is a species in the genus Sisyrinchium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

Chinese Hare

The Chinese Hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.