Digitgrass vs fonio millet

Digitaria eriantha compared with Digitaria exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Digitgrass	fonio millet
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Digitaria	Digitaria
Species	Digitaria eriantha	Digitaria exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Digitgrass and fonio millet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Digitaria.

Conservation Status

Digitgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

fonio millet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Digitgrass	fonio millet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Digitgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, India), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

fonio millet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.