Chinese Hare vs

Lepus sinensis compared with Postia lowei

Key Differences

  • Chinese Hare is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Hare
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares) Dacryobolaceae
Genus Lepus Postia
Species Lepus sinensis Postia lowei

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Hare
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.

Postia lowei is a soft, white to cream-colored bracket fungus forming annual, shelf-like fruiting bodies on decaying conifer wood. It inhabits boreal and montane coniferous forests, growing on dead fallen logs and stumps. This brown-rot saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose of conifer wood, leaving characteristic brown cubical rot.

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