African buffalo vs Grassland Dandelion

Syncerus caffer compared with Taraxacum dilatatum

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Grassland Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Grassland Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Taraxacum
Species	Syncerus caffer	Taraxacum dilatatum

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.