Crab Grass vs Napo Spiny-rat

Digitaria siderograpta compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Grass	Napo Spiny-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)	Echimyidae
Genus	Digitaria	Proechimys
Species	Digitaria siderograpta	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Conservation Status

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Grass	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Grass

Habitat

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

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.