Asbestos Grass vs puma

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cenchrus	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

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.