African buffalo vs 'Ihi

Syncerus caffer compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	'Ihi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Oxalis
Species	Syncerus caffer	Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	'Ihi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.