Asbestos Grass vs Javan Surili

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Asbestos Grass is Least Concern while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Javan Surili
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)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Cenchrus	Presbytis
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Javan Surili
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Javan Surili

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.