African buffalo vs Drummond's phlox

Syncerus caffer compared with Phlox drummondii

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Drummond's phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Drummond's phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Phlox
Species	Syncerus caffer	Phlox drummondii

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Drummond's phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Drummond's phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drummond's phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.