Downy Lettuce vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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	Acerodon
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.