Axehead Orange vs Knollen-Zypergras

Acada biseriatus compared with Cyperus rotundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Axehead Orange Knollen-Zypergras
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insekten) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge) Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family Hesperiidae Cyperaceae
Genus Acada Cyperus
Species Acada biseriatus Cyperus rotundus

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Knollen-Zypergras

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Axehead Orange Knollen-Zypergras
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Knollen-Zypergras

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Knollen-Zypergras

No description available.

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