Acrid lettuce vs American mink
Lactuca virosa compared with Mustela vison
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Acrid lettuce | American mink |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae (Plants) | Animalia (Animals) |
| Phylum | Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) | Chordata (Chordates) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (Dicots) | Mammalia (Mammals) |
| Order | Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) | Carnivora (Carnivorans) |
| Family | Asteraceae (Daisy Family) | Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters) |
| Genus | Lactuca | Mustela |
| Species | Lactuca virosa | Mustela vison |
Conservation Status
Acrid lettuce
NE — Not EvaluatedAmerican mink
NE — Not EvaluatedPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Acrid lettuce | American mink |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Acrid lettuce
Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.
Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).
American mink
Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).
Acrid lettuce
The Acrid lettuce (Lactuca virosa) is a species in the genus Lactuca. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, and Czech Republic.
American mink
The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.
Shared Countries
Both species can be found in 9 countries:
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