Arizona cottontop vs Slender Crabgrass

Digitaria californica compared with Digitaria filiformis

Key Differences

• Arizona cottontop is Not Evaluated while Slender Crabgrass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona cottontop	Slender Crabgrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Digitaria	Digitaria
Species	Digitaria californica	Digitaria filiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona cottontop and Slender Crabgrass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Digitaria.

Conservation Status

Arizona cottontop

NE — Not Evaluated

Slender Crabgrass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona cottontop	Slender Crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona cottontop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Slender Crabgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Arizona cottontop

The Arizona cottontop, Digitaria californica, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.