Crab Grass vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Digitaria siderograpta compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Grass	Ecuadoran Pericote
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Digitaria	Phyllotis
Species	Digitaria siderograpta	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Grass	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Grass

Habitat

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

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.