Downy Lettuce vs Mentawai Squirrel

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Mentawai Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Lactuca	Callosciurus
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Callosciurus melanogaster

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Mentawai Squirrel
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.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.