Beardgrass vs Waved Pincertail

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Beardgrass is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Waved Pincertail
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	Onychogomphus
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

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.