African buffalo vs

Syncerus caffer compared with Exobasidium splendidum

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Exobasidium
Species	Syncerus caffer	Exobasidium splendidum

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.