Madras Treeshrew vs Wild Lettuce

Anathana ellioti compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Madras Treeshrew is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madras Treeshrew	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tupaiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anathana	Lactuca
Species	Anathana ellioti	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Madras Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madras Treeshrew	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madras Treeshrew

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).