Downy Lettuce vs Forest Dormouse

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Dryomys nitedula

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Forest Dormouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Forest Dormouse
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)	Gliridae
Genus	Lactuca	Dryomys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Dryomys nitedula

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Forest Dormouse
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.

Forest Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.