Buffelgrass vs Midday Jird

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Midday Jird
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)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Cenchrus	Meriones
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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.