Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique Centrale vs Mountain Cherry

Poelagus marjorita compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique Centrale	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Poelagus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Poelagus marjorita	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique Centrale

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique Centrale	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique Centrale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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

Lapin Sauvage d’Afrique Centrale

The Bunyoro Rabbit (Poelagus marjorita) is a species in the genus Poelagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.