Chinese Hare vs Weed silene

Lepus sinensis compared with Silene conoidea

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Weed silene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Weed silene
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Lepus	Silene
Species	Lepus sinensis	Silene conoidea

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Weed silene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Weed silene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weed silene

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 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.