Chinese Hare vs Floating Fern

Lepus sinensis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Lepus	Salvinia
Species	Lepus sinensis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.