African buffalo vs Malabar plum

Syncerus caffer compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Syncerus	Syzygium
Species	Syncerus caffer	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 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.