Chinese Hare vs ilima

Lepus sinensis compared with Sida cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Hare ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares) Malvaceae
Genus Lepus Sida
Species Lepus sinensis Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Hare ilima
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.

ilima

No description available.

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