Buffelgrass vs Mexican vole

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Microtus mexicanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Mexican vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Microtus
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Microtus mexicanus

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Mexican vole
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 vole

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.