African buffalo vs Flame Nasturtium

Syncerus caffer compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Tropaeolum
Species	Syncerus caffer	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.