Chinese Hare vs Eastern Sowbread

Lepus sinensis compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Eastern Sowbread
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)	Primulaceae
Genus	Lepus	Cyclamen
Species	Lepus sinensis	Cyclamen coum

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Eastern Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.