Asbestos Grass vs Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Chilonatalus micropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Natalidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Chilonatalus
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Chilonatalus micropus

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.