African buffalo vs Earleaf nightshade

Syncerus caffer compared with Solanum mauritianum

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Earleaf nightshade is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Earleaf nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Solanaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Solanum
Species	Syncerus caffer	Solanum mauritianum

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Earleaf nightshade

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Earleaf nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Earleaf nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru).

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.