Chinese Hare vs Siamweed

Lepus sinensis compared with Chromolaena odorata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Siamweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lepus	Chromolaena
Species	Lepus sinensis	Chromolaena odorata

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Siamweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siamweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

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.