Dwarf Hutia vs pliant lettuce

Mesocapromys nanus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Dwarf Hutia is Critically Endangered while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Hutia	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Capromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mesocapromys	Lactuca
Species	Mesocapromys nanus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Dwarf Hutia

CR — Critically Endangered

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Hutia	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.