Blue Crowngrass vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Paspalum caespitosum compared with Dipodomys ordii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Crowngrass	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Paspalum	Dipodomys
Species	Paspalum caespitosum	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Blue Crowngrass

LC — Least Concern

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Crowngrass	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Crowngrass

Habitat

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

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Crowngrass

The Blue Crowngrass (Paspalum caespitosum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.