Chinese Hare vs Red ginger

Lepus sinensis compared with Alpinia purpurata

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Red ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Red ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Lepus	Alpinia
Species	Lepus sinensis	Alpinia purpurata

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Red ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Red ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Thailand), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (4 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.