Chinese Hare vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Lepus sinensis compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Malvaceae
Genus	Lepus	Althaea
Species	Lepus sinensis	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Rough Marsh-mallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.