African buffalo vs hollong

Syncerus caffer compared with Dipterocarpus retusus

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while hollong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	hollong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Dipterocarpus
Species	Syncerus caffer	Dipterocarpus retusus

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

hollong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	hollong
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hollong

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.