Bird's Eye vs Cattail Grass

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Setaria pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Cattail Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sapindaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Setaria
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Setaria pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Cattail Grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Cattail Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Cattail Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cattail Grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cattail Grass

The Cattail Grass (Setaria pumila) is a species in the genus Setaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and