Chinese Hare vs Custard Apple

Lepus sinensis compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Annonaceae
Genus	Lepus	Annona
Species	Lepus sinensis	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Custard Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Custard Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.