Chinese Hare vs Indehiscent Pigweed

Lepus sinensis compared with Amaranthus standleyanus

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Indehiscent Pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Indehiscent Pigweed
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)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Lepus	Amaranthus
Species	Lepus sinensis	Amaranthus standleyanus

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Indehiscent Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Indehiscent Pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indehiscent Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (China), and Europe (14 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.