Beardgrass vs cotton aphid

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Aphis gossypii

Key Differences

• Beardgrass is Least Concern while cotton aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	cotton aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Aphididae
Genus	Andropogon	Aphis
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Aphis gossypii

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

cotton aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	cotton aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beardgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

cotton aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia).

Beardgrass

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