Asbestos Grass vs Axehead Orange

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Acada biseriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Axehead Orange
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Acada
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Acada biseriatus

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Axehead Orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Asbestos Grass

Asbestos grass (Cenchrus basedowii) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.