Buddha's hand vs Hainan Hare

Alocasia cucullata compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Araceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Alocasia	Lepus
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Hainan Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.