Downy Lettuce vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Ord's kangaroo rat
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)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lactuca	Dipodomys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Ord's kangaroo rat
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.

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.