Asbestos Grass vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Asbestos Grass is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Moluccan Flying Fox
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)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cenchrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Moluccan Flying Fox

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.