African buffalo vs Cork Elm

Syncerus caffer compared with Ulmus thomasii

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Cork Elm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Cork Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ulmaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Ulmus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Ulmus thomasii

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Cork Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Cork Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.