Beardgrass vs Ski-tipped Emerald

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Somatochlora elongata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Ski-tipped Emerald
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)	Corduliidae
Genus	Andropogon	Somatochlora
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Somatochlora elongata

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Ski-tipped Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Ski-tipped Emerald
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.

Ski-tipped Emerald

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.