Downy Lettuce vs Lesser Chiruromys

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Lesser Chiruromys
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lactuca	Chiruromys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.