Asbestos Grass vs Evoron Vole

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Microtus evoronensis

Key Differences

• Asbestos Grass is Least Concern while Evoron Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Evoron Vole
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)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Microtus
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Microtus evoronensis

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Evoron Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Evoron Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Evoron Vole

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.