Asbestos Grass vs Little Black Serotine

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Eptesicus andinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Little Black Serotine
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Poales (Süßgrasartige)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Eptesicus
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Eptesicus andinus

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Little Black Serotine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Little Black Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Little Black Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Asbestos Grass

Asbestos grass (Cenchrus basedowii) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.