Formosan koa vs Hainan Hare

Acacia confusa compared with Lepus hainanus

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Hainan Hare is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Hainan Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Fabaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Acacia	Lepus
Species	Acacia confusa	Lepus hainanus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Hainan Hare

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Hainan Hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Hainan Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.