Chinese Hare vs Cornish heath

Lepus sinensis compared with Erica vagans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Cornish heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ericaceae
Genus	Lepus	Erica
Species	Lepus sinensis	Erica vagans

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Cornish heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Cornish heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cornish heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.