African buffalo vs black wattle

Syncerus caffer compared with Acacia implexa

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while black wattle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	black wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Acacia
Species	Syncerus caffer	Acacia implexa

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	black wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across South Africa and Taiwan.

African buffalo

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a species in the genus Syncerus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia implexa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across South Africa and Taiwan.