Flat-headed cat vs Wild Lettuce

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Flat-headed cat is Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed cat	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Prionailurus	Lactuca
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed cat	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).