Downy Lettuce vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Northern Hopping Mouse
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	Notomys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Notomys aquilo

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Northern Hopping Mouse
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.

Northern Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.