African buffalo vs grass-leaved sorrel

Syncerus caffer compared with Rumex graminifolius

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while grass-leaved sorrel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	grass-leaved sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Rumex
Species	Syncerus caffer	Rumex graminifolius

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

grass-leaved sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	grass-leaved sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

grass-leaved sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Finland, 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.