Chinese Hare vs Downy Ground-Cherry

Lepus sinensis compared with Physalis pubescens

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Downy Ground-Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Downy Ground-Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Solanaceae
Genus	Lepus	Physalis
Species	Lepus sinensis	Physalis pubescens

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Downy Ground-Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Downy Ground-Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Ground-Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (China, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.