African buffalo vs Elephant Apple

Syncerus caffer compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Dillenia
Species	Syncerus caffer	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.