bog hair-grass vs Small-Flowered Ticklegrass

Deschampsia setacea compared with Deschampsia cespitosa

Key Differences

• bog hair-grass is Critically Endangered while Small-Flowered Ticklegrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog hair-grass	Small-Flowered Ticklegrass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Deschampsia	Deschampsia
Species	Deschampsia setacea	Deschampsia cespitosa

Evolutionary Relationship

bog hair-grass and Small-Flowered Ticklegrass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Deschampsia.

Conservation Status

bog hair-grass

CR — Critically Endangered

Small-Flowered Ticklegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog hair-grass	Small-Flowered Ticklegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog hair-grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Small-Flowered Ticklegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

bog hair-grass

The bog hair-grass (Deschampsia setacea) is a species in the genus Deschampsia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden