Chinese Hare vs wild safflower

Lepus sinensis compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Lepus sinensis	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.