Downy Lettuce vs Omilteme Cottontail

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Lactuca	Sylvilagus
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.