Chinese Hare vs Goa-bean

Lepus sinensis compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lepus	Psophocarpus
Species	Lepus sinensis	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.