Indian Hare vs Mountain Cherry

Lepus nigricollis compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Hare	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Lepus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Lepus nigricollis	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Hare	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius and Seychelles.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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