Buffelgrass vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Cenchrus	Lepilemur
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Lepilemur dorsalis

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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).

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.