Downy Lettuce vs North American Badger

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Taxidea taxus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while North American Badger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	North American Badger
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)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Lactuca	Taxidea
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Taxidea taxus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

North American Badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	North American Badger
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.

North American Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.