African buffalo vs large-seed dodder

Syncerus caffer compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Cuscuta
Species	Syncerus caffer	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.