Bale Mountains Vervet vs cape hare

Chlorocebus djamdjamensis compared with Lepus capensis

Key Differences

• Bale Mountains Vervet is Vulnerable while cape hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bale Mountains Vervet	cape hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Primates (灵长目)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Chlorocebus	Lepus
Species	Chlorocebus djamdjamensis	Lepus capensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bale Mountains Vervet and cape hare share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Bale Mountains Vervet

VU — Vulnerable

cape hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bale Mountains Vervet	cape hare
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bale Mountains Vervet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape hare

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.

Bale Mountains Vervet

The Bale Mountains Vervet (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) is a species in the genus Chlorocebus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cape hare

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.