Downy Lettuce vs Large Oecomys

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Oecomys superans

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Large Oecomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Large Oecomys
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactuca	Oecomys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Oecomys superans

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Large Oecomys
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.

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.