Chinese Hare vs Wild Lettuce

Lepus sinensis compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Wild Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Lepus sinensis	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.