Lievre Du Cap vs Chat de jungle

Lepus capensis compared with Felis chaus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lievre Du Cap	Chat de jungle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lepus	Felis (Small Cats)
Species	Lepus capensis	Felis chaus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lievre Du Cap and Chat de jungle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Lievre Du Cap

LC — Least Concern

Chat de jungle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lievre Du Cap	Chat de jungle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lievre Du Cap

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Italy.

Chat de jungle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

Lievre Du Cap

The Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.