Buffelgrass vs Dice s Cottontail

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Sylvilagus dicei

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Dice s Cottontail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Dice s Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Cenchrus	Sylvilagus
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Sylvilagus dicei

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Dice s Cottontail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Dice s Cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffelgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (8 countries).

Dice s Cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buffelgrass

The Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris) is a species in the genus Cenchrus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.