Aeluropus is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family, found primarily in desert regions. Species 1. \n* Aeluropus badghyzii Tzvelev - Turkmenistan 2. \n* Aeluropus laciniatus Khodash. - Iran 3. \n* Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Thwaites - Mediterranean, Sahara, and Asia from Mauritania + Sicily to Kazakhstan + Nicobar Islands 4. \n* Aeluropus littoralis (Gouan) Parl. - Mediterranean + Asia from Spain + Morocco to China 5. \n* Aeluropus macrostachyus Hack. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan 6. \n* Aeluropus pilosus (X.L.Yang) S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang - Xinjiangformerly included