Chinese Hare vs Garden sorrel

Lepus sinensis compared with Rumex acetosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Garden sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Lepus	Rumex
Species	Lepus sinensis	Rumex acetosa

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Garden sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden sorrel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.