Crab Grass vs Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Digitaria siderograpta compared with Heteromys desmarestianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Grass	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
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	Digitaria	Heteromys
Species	Digitaria siderograpta	Heteromys desmarestianus

Conservation Status

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Grass	Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Grass

Habitat

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

Desmarest’s Spiny Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.