Downy Lettuce vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lactuca	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.