Downy Lettuce vs Malayan Water Shrew

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Soricidae
Genus	Lactuca	Chimarrogale
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.