Beardgrass vs Rusty Snaketail

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Rusty Snaketail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Andropogon	Ophiogomphus
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.