African buffalo vs Grey Catchfly

Syncerus caffer compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Grey Catchfly
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)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Silene
Species	Syncerus caffer	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.