Beardgrass vs Nose botfly

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Nose botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Oestridae
Genus	Andropogon	Gasterophilus
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Nose botfly
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.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.