Asbestos Grass vs Pilbara ningaui

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Ningaui timealeyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Pilbara ningaui
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cenchrus	Ningaui
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Ningaui timealeyi

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Pilbara ningaui
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Pilbara ningaui

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.