Bead Grass vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Paspalum dissectum compared with Dendrogale murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bead Grass	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Paspalum	Dendrogale
Species	Paspalum dissectum	Dendrogale murina

Conservation Status

Bead Grass

LC — Least Concern

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bead Grass	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bead Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bead Grass

The Bead Grass (Paspalum dissectum) is a species in the genus Paspalum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.