Hairy-footed dunnart vs wire crabgrass

Sminthopsis hirtipes compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed dunnart	wire crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Digitaria
Species	Sminthopsis hirtipes	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed dunnart	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).