Asbestos Grass vs Dwarf Flying Fox

Cenchrus basedowii compared with Pteropus woodfordi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asbestos Grass	Dwarf Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Poales (อันดับหญ้า)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cenchrus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cenchrus basedowii	Pteropus woodfordi

Conservation Status

Asbestos Grass

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asbestos Grass	Dwarf Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asbestos Grass

Habitat

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

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.