African buffalo vs dead-rat-tree

Syncerus caffer compared with Adansonia digitata

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while dead-rat-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	dead-rat-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Malvaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Adansonia
Species	Syncerus caffer	Adansonia digitata

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

dead-rat-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	dead-rat-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dead-rat-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.