Downy Lettuce vs Dwarf Hutia

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Mesocapromys nanus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Dwarf Hutia
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)	Capromyidae
Genus	Lactuca	Mesocapromys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Mesocapromys nanus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Dwarf Hutia
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 Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.