African buffalo vs Currawang

Syncerus caffer compared with Acacia doratoxylon

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Currawang is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Currawang
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 doratoxylon

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Currawang

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Currawang
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Currawang

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.