Buffelgrass vs Malayan civet

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Viverra tangalunga

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Malayan civet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Viverridae
Genus	Cenchrus	Viverra
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

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.