Buffelgrass vs Guemal

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Cenchrus	Hippocamelus
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Guemal
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).

Guemal

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.