Chinese Hare vs Tickclover

Lepus sinensis compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Hare Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Lepus sinensis Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Hare Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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