Beardgrass vs Long Skimmer

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Long Skimmer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Libellulidae
Genus	Andropogon	Orthetrum
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Orthetrum trinacria

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.