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title: "Chinese Hare"
description: "Lepus sinensis — Mammals. The Chinese hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/chinese-hare
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chinese Hare

> Lepus sinensis — Mammals. The Chinese hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae.

- Scientific name: *Lepus sinensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 387
- Wikidata: [Q1074206](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074206)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43142](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43142)

## Names

- en: Chinese Hare
- de: Chinesischer Hase
- es: Liebre china
- fr: Lièvre de Chine
- it: Lepre cinese
- nl: Chinese haas
- pt: Lebre-chinesa

## Countries with the most observations

TW (230), CN (52)

## Summary

The Chinese hare (Lepus sinensis) is a species of mammal in the family Leporidae. It is found in China, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_hare

## Photo

![Chinese Hare](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chinese-hare/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yi-fan翊凡 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63099249

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chinese-hare?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).