Acrid lettuce vs Mexican vole

Lactuca virosa compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

  • Acrid lettuce is Not Evaluated while Mexican vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Acrid lettuce Mexican vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Cricetidae
Genus Lactuca Microtus
Species Lactuca virosa Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Acrid lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Acrid lettuce Mexican vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acrid lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Mexican vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Mexican vole

No description available.

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