African buffalo vs Marsh Rose

Syncerus caffer compared with Rosa palustris

Key Differences

• African buffalo is Near Threatened while Marsh Rose is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African buffalo	Marsh Rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Syncerus	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Syncerus caffer	Rosa palustris

Conservation Status

African buffalo

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh Rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African buffalo	Marsh Rose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African buffalo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.