Buffelgrass vs Mountain Goat

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Mountain Goat
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)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cenchrus	Oreamnos
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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.