Indian Hare vs Purple Prickly-pear

Lepus nigricollis compared with Opuntia macrocentra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Hare	Purple Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Cactaceae
Genus	Lepus	Opuntia
Species	Lepus nigricollis	Opuntia macrocentra

Conservation Status

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Purple Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Hare	Purple Prickly-pear
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.

Purple Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.