Asbestos Grass vs Great Jerboa

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Allactaga major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Great Jerboa
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)	Dipodidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Allactaga
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Allactaga major

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Great Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Great Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Great Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.