Downy Lettuce vs Midday Jird

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.