Chinese Hare vs Waterbush

Lepus sinensis compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Lepus	Myoporum
Species	Lepus sinensis	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.