African bermudagrass vs African dogstooth grass

Cynodon nlemfuensis compared with Cynodon transvaalensis

Key Differences

• African bermudagrass is Extinct while African dogstooth grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African bermudagrass	African dogstooth grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Grasses)	Poales (Grasses)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Cynodon	Cynodon
Species	Cynodon nlemfuensis	Cynodon transvaalensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African bermudagrass and African dogstooth grass share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cynodon.

Conservation Status

African bermudagrass

EX — Extinct

African dogstooth grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African bermudagrass	African dogstooth grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African bermudagrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

African dogstooth grass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Congo (DRC), Greece, Madagascar, and United States.

African bermudagrass

The African bermudagrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis) is a species in the genus Cynodon. It is classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Australia, Belize, Benin, Brazil, and Colombia.

African dogstooth grass

The African dogstooth grass (Cynodon transvaalensis) is a species in the genus Cynodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types within the Af.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇸 United States