Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Indian Hare

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Lepus nigricollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	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	Euphorbiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Manihot	Lepus
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Lepus nigricollis

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Indian Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.