Downy Lettuce vs Peruvian Laucha

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Calomys sorellus

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Peruvian Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Peruvian Laucha
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Lactuca	Calomys
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.