Chinese Hare vs River Maple

Lepus sinensis compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lepus	Acer
Species	Lepus sinensis	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.