African buffalo vs Lamb'S-Ear

Syncerus caffer compared with Stachys byzantina

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Lamb'S-Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Lamb'S-Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Stachys
Species	Syncerus caffer	Stachys byzantina

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Lamb'S-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Lamb'S-Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lamb'S-Ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.