cape hare vs Chinese Pangolin

Lepus capensis compared with Manis pentadactyla

Key Differences

• cape hare is Least Concern while Chinese Pangolin is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cape hare	Chinese Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Manidae
Genus	Lepus	Manis
Species	Lepus capensis	Manis pentadactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

cape hare and Chinese Pangolin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

cape hare

LC — Least Concern

Chinese Pangolin

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cape hare	Chinese Pangolin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cape hare

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Italy.

Chinese Pangolin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape hare

The Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Chinese Pangolin

The Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a species in the genus Manis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.