Asbestos Grass vs Equatorial Saki

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Pithecia aequatorialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Equatorial Saki
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pitheciidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Pithecia
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Pithecia aequatorialis

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Equatorial Saki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Equatorial Saki
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Equatorial Saki

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.