Chia vs Japanese Hare

Salvia hispanica compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Chia is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Lamiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Salvia	Lepus
Species	Salvia hispanica	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chia	Japanese Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Japanese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.