Chinese Hare vs pignut

Lepus sinensis compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Lepus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Lepus sinensis	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.