Chinese Hare vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Lepus sinensis compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Creeping Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Lepus	Cotoneaster
Species	Lepus sinensis	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Creeping Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.