Downy Lettuce vs Potto

Lactuca hirsuta compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Lettuce	Potto
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lorisidae
Genus	Lactuca	Perodicticus
Species	Lactuca hirsuta	Perodicticus potto

Conservation Status

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Lettuce	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.