African buffalo vs Hortle's whipray

Syncerus caffer compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dasyatidae
Genus	Syncerus	Pateobatis
Species	Syncerus caffer	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

African buffalo and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray

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.