Indian Hare vs Water yam

Lepus nigricollis compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

Indian Hare is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian Hare	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Lepus	Dioscorea
Species	Lepus nigricollis	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Indian Hare

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian Hare	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).