Buffelgrass vs Mexican cottontail

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Mexican cottontail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Mexican 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 cunicularius

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Mexican 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).

Mexican 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.