Downy Lettuce vs Mexican Fox Squirrel

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Sciurus nayaritensis

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Mexican Fox Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Mexican Fox 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	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Sciurus nayaritensis

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Fox Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Mexican Fox 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.

Mexican Fox Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.