Chinese Hare vs Yellow Restharrow

Lepus sinensis compared with Ononis natrix

Key Differences

• Chinese Hare is Least Concern while Yellow Restharrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Hare	Yellow Restharrow
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	Ononis
Species	Lepus sinensis	Ononis natrix

Conservation Status

Chinese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Hare	Yellow Restharrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (7 countries).

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.