Buffelgrass vs Plateau Pika

Cenchrus ciliaris compared with Ochotona curzoniae

Key Differences

• Buffelgrass is Not Evaluated while Plateau Pika is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffelgrass	Plateau Pika
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)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Cenchrus	Ochotona
Species	Cenchrus ciliaris	Ochotona curzoniae

Conservation Status

Buffelgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffelgrass	Plateau Pika
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).

Plateau Pika

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.