Downy Lettuce vs Malayan civet

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Malayan civet
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)	Viverridae
Genus	Lactuca	Viverra
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.