Chinese Hare vs Sea Lettuce

Lepus sinensis compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Lepus	Ulva
Species	Lepus sinensis	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Sea Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.