Beardgrass vs Scotch Burnet

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Zygaena exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Scotch Burnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Zygaenidae
Genus	Andropogon	Zygaena
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Zygaena exulans

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Burnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Scotch Burnet
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.

Scotch Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.