Asbestos Grass vs Chacoan Mara

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Chacoan Mara
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)	Caviidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Dolichotis
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.