Chinese Hare vs Rough Bluegrass

Lepus sinensis compared with Poa trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Rough Bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lepus	Poa
Species	Lepus sinensis	Poa trivialis

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Rough Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.