Kouprey vs Wild Lettuce

Bos sauveli compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Kouprey is Critically Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kouprey	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bos (Cattle & Bison)	Lactuca
Species	Bos sauveli	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kouprey	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kouprey

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).