Chinese Hare vs Tall Melilot

Lepus sinensis compared with Melilotus altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Tall Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Fabaceae
Genus	Lepus	Melilotus
Species	Lepus sinensis	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Tall Melilot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), 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.