Beardgrass vs

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Phacus hamelii

Key Differences

• Beardgrass is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Euglenoidea (Euglenoidea)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Euglenida (Euglenida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Phacidae
Genus	Andropogon	Phacus
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Phacus hamelii

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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.

Phacus hamelii is a unicellular, photosynthetic euglenoid alga with a flattened, asymmetric cell body containing chloroplasts and a distinctive posterior tail-like extension. It inhabits freshwater environments including ponds, ditches, and slow-moving water bodies rich in organic matter. Like other Phacus species, it uses a flagellum for locomotion and can perform both photosynthesis and heterotrophic feeding.