African buffalo vs Hairy Rowan

Syncerus caffer compared with Sorbus lanata

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Hairy Rowan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Hairy Rowan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Sorbus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Sorbus lanata

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy Rowan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Hairy Rowan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Rowan

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.