Mérida Rhipidomys vs pliant lettuce

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	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	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Rhipidomys	Lactuca
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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