Downy Lettuce vs Equatorial Saki

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Equatorial Saki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Lactuca	Pithecia
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Equatorial Saki
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.

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.