African buffalo vs Flat Wrack

Syncerus caffer compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fucaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Fucus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.