African buffalo vs hyaena taaibos

Syncerus caffer compared with Searsia tenuinervis

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while hyaena taaibos is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	hyaena taaibos
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Searsia
Species	Syncerus caffer	Searsia tenuinervis

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

hyaena taaibos

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	hyaena taaibos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hyaena taaibos

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.