Bird's Eye vs Downy Lettuce

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Lactuca
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Lactuca hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Downy Lettuce share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.