Beardgrass vs Piedmont Grasshopper

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Chorthippus cialancensis

Key Differences

• Beardgrass is Least Concern while Piedmont Grasshopper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Piedmont Grasshopper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Acrididae
Genus	Andropogon	Chorthippus
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Chorthippus cialancensis

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Piedmont Grasshopper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Piedmont Grasshopper
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.

Piedmont Grasshopper

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.