Downy Lettuce vs Japanese Noctule

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Nyctalus furvus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Japanese Noctule is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Japanese Noctule
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)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lactuca	Nyctalus
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Nyctalus furvus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Noctule

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Japanese Noctule
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.

Japanese Noctule

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.