African Savanna Hare vs Castor

Lepus victoriae compared with Ricinus communis

Key Differences

• African Savanna Hare is Least Concern while Castor is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Savanna Hare	Castor
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lagomorpha (토끼목)	Malpighiales (말피기아목)
Family	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Lepus	Ricinus
Species	Lepus victoriae	Ricinus communis

Conservation Status

African Savanna Hare

LC — Least Concern

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Savanna Hare	Castor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Savanna Hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

African Savanna Hare

The African Savanna Hare (Lepus victoriae) is a species in the genus Lepus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi