Downy Lettuce vs Jaguarundi

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Jaguarundi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Lactuca	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Puma yagouaroundi

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Jaguarundi
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.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.