Chinese Hare vs Rockspray

Lepus sinensis compared with Cotoneaster horizontalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Rockspray
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Lepus	Cotoneaster
Species	Lepus sinensis	Cotoneaster horizontalis

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Rockspray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rockspray

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.