Crete Spiny Mouse vs Downy Lettuce

Acomys minous compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Crete Spiny Mouse is Data Deficient while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crete Spiny Mouse	Downy Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acomys	Lactuca
Species	Acomys minous	Lactuca hirsuta

Conservation Status

Crete Spiny Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crete Spiny Mouse	Downy Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crete Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Greece.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.