African buffalo vs Bush Maerua

Syncerus caffer compared with Maerua cafra

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Bush Maerua is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Bush Maerua
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Capparaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Maerua
Species	Syncerus caffer	Maerua cafra

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Bush Maerua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Bush Maerua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush Maerua

Habitat

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

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.

Bush Maerua

The Bush Maerua (Maerua cafra) is a species in the genus Maerua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.