Crab Grass vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Digitaria siderograpta compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab Grass	Pallid Ground Squirrel
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)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Digitaria	Spermophilus
Species	Digitaria siderograpta	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Conservation Status

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab Grass	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab Grass

Habitat

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

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.