Downy Lettuce vs Panama Slender Opossum

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Marmosops invictus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Panama Slender Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Panama Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Didelphidae
Genus	Lactuca	Marmosops
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Marmosops invictus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Panama Slender Opossum
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.

Panama Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.